Hybrid electric haulage trucks for open pit mining
Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) improve fuel economy by taking advantage of the peak efficiency operating envelope of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), together with an energy storage system to supply drive power when the ICE has lower efficiency. They also attempt to minimize engine idling. To...
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University of British Columbia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/48493 |