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 Exploring The Trends In PHEV
Electricity Consumption And Wind
Turbine Electricity Generation.
 Normal hybrid vehicles are only able to charge internally.
 The battery in a PHEV has a substantially larger storage capacity.
 A PHEV is able to plug into a standard three-prong wall outlet to
recharge its battery.
 The goal of our PHEV and Wind Turbine
research project is to determine the feasibility
of charging a PHEV using a small residential
Wind Turbine.
 Another focus of the research project is to
monitor how different driving conditions, such
as temperature, affect the performance of the
PHEV.
 Currently, the Toyota Prius used in our research has a Hymotion
A123 L5 Plug-in Conversion Module Battery.
 The battery has a 5 kWh capacity and Hymotion estimates that it
can travel up to 20-30 miles using only electricity, and then 30-40
miles while in electric assist mode.
 Using the information from Hymotion, we
have determined that the PHEV should be able
to achieve a maximum of 8 miles/kWh. This
figure was determined by considering its
maximum estimated driving range of 40 miles
and its 5 kWh battery capacity.
 Based on our current data, we are averaging
approximately 4.4 miles/kWh.
 Our overall range is between 3 miles/kWh and
5 miles/kWh.
 The V2Green system provides communication
of vehicle data to a remote computer system.
This communication enables the flow of
electricity between the grid and the vehicle to
be monitored along with other vehicle
performance data.
 The V2Green system uses two basic components:
 The V2Green Connectivity Module (VCM) records and
transmits data to the V2Green system and to the PHEV in-
vehicle computers for data acquisition. (Includes GPS system.)
 The Cellular Data Modem (Raven XCEL) communicates with
the V2Green/Gridpoint servers. Data about the vehicles trip
information, such as gas consumption, electricity consumption,
MPG, Wh/Mile, distance, etc., is uploaded continuously.
 At the V2Green website, you can learn about
how the system works and interacts with the
power grid.
 www.v2green.com
 You may also log onto the WMU V2Green
account and check out the WMU PHEV data.
 mycar.v2green.com
 User Name: WMU-Guest (case sensitive)
 Password: PHEV-1
• Currently we look at two categories when evaluating the PHEV
and Wind Turbine.
• Category One: Did the Wind Turbine provide enough electricity for all of the
driving done while charging at WMU?
• Category Two: Did the Wind Turbine provide enough electricity for the PHEV
for all of the driving done throughout the month, while in PHEV mode?
• While charging at WMU, the Wind Turbine has supplied more
than enough electricity to charge the PHEV.
• Overall, we are showing a surplus of electricity generated (used to
charge the PHEV) over the course of the research project.
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