Hybrid Technology Demo

amped · 06-05-2005, 09:46 PM

rick57 · 06-05-2005, 09:59 PM

Very simple and excellent way to show people how the Prius Hybrid works. I,m sure maybe it has been here at Priuschat before, but either way,thanks for posting it amped. It should help out all the new members,

brandon · 06-06-2005, 01:07 AM

Excellent animation.

The audio is there, but really low, so crank it up when you view the link.

May I also suggest Alan Alda's Scientific American Frontiers: Future Car

Bill Merchant · 06-06-2005, 01:17 AM

[font=Comic Sans MS:bdd7ad86ea]I've always liked the Prius Driving Simulator to understand how the Hybrid Synergy Drive really works.[/font:bdd7ad86ea]

V8Cobrakid · 06-06-2005, 01:32 AM

Bill, that is an amazing link, thanks. I like the intro to HSD that amped posted.. but i know it. Good for the general public, boring for me. the simulator is fun. almost as fun as the car. not exactly accurate to a 2004 model seeing cruising at 63mph i get over 60mpg

but yeah... i'm waiting for the battery on the model to find a nice average charge.

Bill Merchant · 06-06-2005, 01:53 AM

[font=Comic Sans MS:5a585b6195]I like figuring out how all those planetary gears and motors work, and why 42 MPH is a magic number.[/font:5a585b6195]

V8Cobrakid · 06-06-2005, 02:02 AM

hehe. 42 is fun. soo... does this thing keep track of fuel too? it does mpg, mph, gears... i see a fuel guage. around.. well... general prius flaw says around 100+ miles the first bar will dissapear. will i run out of fuel if i leave it running all night? lol

Frank Hudon · 06-06-2005, 02:07 AM

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[font=Comic Sans MS:ba050db10a]I like figuring out how all those planetary gears and motors work, and why 42 MPH is a magic number.[/font:ba050db10a]
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it has to do with the max speed of MG1 if you look at this site and go to ths11 and run the sliders up and down you'll see the relationship of the gears and the speeds.
http://homepage.mac.com/inachan/prius/planet_e.html

Bill Merchant · 06-06-2005, 02:28 AM

[font=Comic Sans MS:7fb3eaa63e]Actually, Frank, I like the link I posted better. In addition to the component sliders, you can also "drive" by sliding up the accellerator or the brake. At about 2400 RPM for MG1, MG2, and the ICE, everything is "locked" together and you are getting maximum efficiency. That RPM corresponds to about 42 MPH.

Try it on either site.[/font:7fb3eaa63e]

V8Cobrakid · 06-06-2005, 02:33 AM

lol.. if you put the accelerator up all the way.. the prius turns into a little turtle

lol. it's funny. gas guage works too.

06-05-2005, 09:46 PM	#1
amped Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Da Gorge OR Posts: 1,088 My Car: Other Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hybrid Technology Demo Someday I'll understand this stuff

06-05-2005, 09:59 PM	#2
rick57 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Circleville, Ohio Posts: 565 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Re: Hybrid Technology Demo Very simple and excellent way to show people how the Prius Hybrid works. I,m sure maybe it has been here at Priuschat before, but either way,thanks for posting it amped. It should help out all the new members,

06-06-2005, 01:17 AM	#4
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 3,964 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 6 Times in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 1 Friends: 53	Re: Hybrid Technology Demo [font=Comic Sans MS:bdd7ad86ea]I've always liked the Prius Driving Simulator to understand how the Hybrid Synergy Drive really works.[/font:bdd7ad86ea]

06-06-2005, 01:53 AM	#6
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 3,964 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 6 Times in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 1 Friends: 53	Re: Hybrid Technology Demo [font=Comic Sans MS:5a585b6195]I like figuring out how all those planetary gears and motors work, and why 42 MPH is a magic number.[/font:5a585b6195]

06-06-2005, 02:28 AM	#9
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 3,964 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 6 Times in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 1 Friends: 53	Re: Hybrid Technology Demo [font=Comic Sans MS:7fb3eaa63e]Actually, Frank, I like the link I posted better. In addition to the component sliders, you can also "drive" by sliding up the accellerator or the brake. At about 2400 RPM for MG1, MG2, and the ICE, everything is "locked" together and you are getting maximum efficiency. That RPM corresponds to about 42 MPH. Try it on either site.[/font:7fb3eaa63e]

06-06-2005, 01:07 AM	#3
brandon Proud member of the "Lunatic Fringe" Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 769 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Excellent animation. The audio is there, but really low, so crank it up when you view the link. May I also suggest Alan Alda's Scientific American Frontiers: Future Car

06-06-2005, 01:32 AM	#5
V8Cobrakid some guy... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,563 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	Bill, that is an amazing link, thanks. I like the intro to HSD that amped posted.. but i know it. Good for the general public, boring for me. the simulator is fun. almost as fun as the car. not exactly accurate to a 2004 model seeing cruising at 63mph i get over 60mpg but yeah... i'm waiting for the battery on the model to find a nice average charge.

06-06-2005, 02:02 AM	#7
V8Cobrakid some guy... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,563 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	hehe. 42 is fun. soo... does this thing keep track of fuel too? it does mpg, mph, gears... i see a fuel guage. around.. well... general prius flaw says around 100+ miles the first bar will dissapear. will i run out of fuel if i leave it running all night? lol

06-06-2005, 02:33 AM	#10
V8Cobrakid some guy... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,563 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	lol.. if you put the accelerator up all the way.. the prius turns into a little turtle lol. it's funny. gas guage works too.

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