National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Advanced Heavy Hybrid Propulsion Systems

Publications

The Advanced Heavy Hybrid Propulsion Systems publications features papers, presentations, and fact sheets related to the project. The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

DOE's Advanced Heavy Hybrid Propulsion Systems Program Overview

Presentation: (PDF 535 KB)
Fact Sheet: (PDF 175 KB)
Source: Hendricks, T.J., NREL, presented at the 21st Century Truck Partnership IWG Meeting, July 15, 2004

Advanced Thermoelectric Energy Recovery Systems in Future Vehicle Systems

Presentation: (PDF 1.8 MB)
Source: Hendricks, T.J., NREL, presented at the DOE/EPRI High-Efficiency Thermoelectrics Workshop, San Diego, CA; February 19, 2004

A New Composite Drive Cycle for the Evaluation and Test of Heavy Duty Hybrid Electric Class 4-6 Urban Delivery Vehicles

Paper: Will be available from the Society of Automotive Engineers in March 2004.
Presentation: (PDF 805 KB)
Source: O'Keefe, M.P., Hendricks, T.J., and Rehn, R., NREL, presented at the 2003 International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exhibition in Fort Worth, Texas. (11/12/03)

Heavy Vehicle Auxiliary Load Electrification for the Essential Power System Program: Benefits, Tradeoffs, and Remaining Challenges

Paper: Available from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE Paper No. 2002-01-3135)
Presentation: (PDF 2.4 MB)
Source: O'Keefe, M.P., and Hendricks T.J., NREL, presented at SAE 2002 International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exhibition in Detroit, Michigan. (11/20/02)

Advanced Thermoelectric Power System Investigations for Light-Duty/Heavy-Duty Vehicle Applications

Presentation: (PDF 3.1 MB)
Source: Hendricks, T. J. and Lustbader, J. A., NREL, presented at the 21st International Conference on Thermoelectrics, Long Beach, CA. (08/02)

Advanced Thermoelectric Power System Investigations for Light-Duty and Heavy Duty Applications

Paper: Part I (PDF 461 KB) and Part II (PDF 894 KB)
Source: Hendricks, T. J. and Lustbader, J. A., NREL, presented at the 21st International Conference on Thermoelectrics, Long Beach, CA. (08/02)

An Analysis of Hybrid Electric Propulsion Systems for Transit Buses

Milestone Completion Report: (PDF 921 KB)
Source: O'Keefe, M.P., and Vertin, K., NREL. (6/02)