MICRO stop and start system for microbus
The target of the presentation is to introduce the
work achieved by Gruau together with Valeo, Inrets, Ratp
and Veolia to add to the traction motor standard euro3 of a
microbus a « stop & start » system developed by Valeo.
Supercaps have also been installed to recover and save
energy during braking phases.
A vehicle has been especially built and dedicated to the
project . Tests have been performed during a few months in
the cities of Paris (Ratp) and Bourges (Veolia) to measure
reduction of fuel consumption.
In parallel to these practical experiments, simulations have
been carried out by the Inrets laboratory.
This work has demonstrated feasibility and interest of such
a concept on urban buses which come to standstill three times
per kilometer on an average.