MTS Systems Corporation says its MTS ERS Test Solution is now available, designed to help automotive companies introduce and optimise energy recovery systems in hybrid-electric vehicles.
The company maintains its test system spans the performance range from Formula One racing to high-volume commercial passenger vehicles.
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Energy Recovery Systems (ERS) technologies recover the energy produced by braking and exhaust gas. Recovered energy is converted to electric power that can be stored or used immediately to boost vehicle power and fuel efficiency.
Successfully integrating ERS technologies into a vehicle platform requires considerable development and complex testing.
“With the MTS solution, engineers now have a reliable way to address the challenges inherent in ERS technology development, and to accelerate its deployment into real-world vehicle environments,” said MTS Test SVP, Rich Baker.
“Developers can accurately evaluate how different ERS operating strategies affect vehicle performance and efficiency, giving them valuable insight into how to best capture, store and return energy back to the drive train.”
The MTS ERS test solution incorporates a computer-generated vehicle and physical test stations for up to three ERS components, enabling the simulation of a fully integrated vehicle.
It is capable of testing components that rotate at angular velocities of up to 120,000 RPM and absorb/generate up to 150 kW.
“Reducing fossil fuel consumption, while maintaining high performance, is one of the foremost challenges of our time, and there is tremendous potential for energy recovery technology to boost the fuel efficiency of vehicles with internal combustion engines,” said MTS president and CEO, Jeffrey Graves.
“When manufacturers of passenger cars, commercial trucks and even aircraft engines decide to incorporate ERS into their designs, the MTS ERS test solution will be a critical tool for helping them make the most of it.”
