Abstract
The hybrid vehicle test efforts at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with a focus on the Honda Insight's battery thermal management system, are presented. The performance of the Insight's high voltage NiMH battery pack was characterized by conducting in-vehicle dynamometer testing at Environmental Testing Corporation's high altitude dynamometer test facility, on-road testing in theDenver area, and out-of-car testing in NREL's Battery Thermal Management Laboratory. It is concluded that performance does vary considerably due to thermal conditions the pack encounters. The performance variations are due to both inherent NiMH characteristics, and the Insight's thermal management system.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 9 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Event | 36th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference - Savannah, Georgia Duration: 29 Jul 2001 → 2 Aug 2001 |
Conference
| Conference | 36th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference |
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| City | Savannah, Georgia |
| Period | 29/07/01 → 2/08/01 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-540-30095
