Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > 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 >
Thanks for the link, It's rather interesting reading. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
