On Jul 26, 2006, at 11:56 AM, Bob Shell wrote:
>> I haven't yet found a detailed drawing or photographs of all the
>> components in the Prius' drive system to be able to fully understand
>> how it works. If you know of any available on line, let me know.
>
> This Australian article may have some answers:
> http://autospeed.drive.com.au/cms/A_1450/article.html
> And here's a somewhat windy Wikipedia article:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Synergy_Drive
> Unfortunately neither has the detailed drawings you and I would like
> to see of how it works.
Heya Bob, and others who are interested...
The best description I've found of the Synergy Drive and the
operation of the "power split device" as CVT is available from these
pages:
http://www.ecrostech.com/prius/
You can see from the text and diagrams lots of info that details how
the engine and electric motors, combined with the planetary gearset
in the power split device, work to provide a very different take on
the concept of "continuously variable transmission".
Curiously, the Honda Insight forum pages also have excellent
technical information about the Prius and how differs from the
Insight drive system design:
http://www.insightcentral.net/
I found these through the Wikipedia site at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius
Truly a fascinating design. Can't wait for my car to get here!
Godfrey
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