Front End Auxiliary Drive (FEAD) Configurations Focusing on CO2 Benefits 2004-01-0596
An experimental investigation, using a Design of Experiments approach, has sought to quantify the potential CO2 savings that could be made by the electrification of certain mechanical devices as part of the Front End Auxiliary Drive (FEAD) on a 2.4 litre DI diesel engine. The experiments considered the electrification of the cooling fan; power assisted steering system, and the vacuum pump. A number of different build configurations have been evaluated on a dynamic testbed over the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC). The overall conclusion is that the move towards electrification of the devices listed would result in a 6-7% saving in CO2 over the NEDC. These benefits however, need to be considered alongside other issues such as increased on-cost, more control complexity and reliability implications of adopting electrically driven devices.
Citation: Akehurst, S., Hawley, J., Pegg, I., and Piddock, M., "Front End Auxiliary Drive (FEAD) Configurations Focusing on CO2 Benefits," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-0596, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-0596. Download Citation
Author(s):
S. Akehurst, J. G. Hawley, I. Pegg, M. Piddock
Affiliated:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Research & Advanced Diesel, Ford Motor Company Ltd.
Pages: 14
Event:
SAE 2004 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Emissions Measurement and Testing 2004-SP-1862, SAE 2004 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars: Mechanical Systems-V113-6
Related Topics:
Vehicle front ends
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Steering systems
Carbon dioxide
Vacuum
Fans
Pumps
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