Posts Tagged ‘hybrid’

High Performance Green Automobiles – Geneva et al.

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

It’s getting hot.  Or green, if you will.  Many high performance EV or hybrids are making appearances at car shows now.

Audi have shown 2 e-tron electric vehicles (an expensive one and a less expensive one), and each of them seem close to manufacture:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/audi-e-tron-an-electric-supercar-concept/ (Like an R8); and
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/detroit-auto-show-audis-second-electric-e-tron/ (Like a TT).

The Porsche 918 hybrid concept seems pretty green (as in not ready, not as in energy efficient):

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/porsche-918-spyder-plug-in-hybrid-concept-gets-78-mpg-hits-62-m/,

but this GT3 hybrid seems ready to roll:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/auto-shows/geneva/porsche-911-gt3-r-hybrid.

Fisker have shown their body (adds credibility):

http://rumors.automobilemag.com/6616108/green/geneva-2010-fisker-debuts-karma-plug-in-hybrid-space-frame/index.html.

Lotus have shown an Evora hybrid:

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/248770/official_lotus_evora_hybrid.html.

Ferrari have shown a hybrid 599:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/02/sneak-peek-ferrari-hybrid/

Quick – how long did it take you to figure out why that Ferrari is painted green?  I’ve never seen a Ferrari debut in any other color than rosso corsa.  It took me about 30 seconds, I’m embarrassed to admit.

There are others too, but these are ones that have caught my eye.  I’ll follow up with a post about a patent that seems to relate to the technology in the Porsche GT3 hybrid.

Matt

Peer-to-patent Focuses on Cleantech

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

The Peer-to-Patent project has announced that they’ve chosen to focus their attention on two cleantech patent applications.

The first patent application has the publication number 20090062969 and is titled: Hybrid robust predictive optimization method of power system dispatch.

The abstract reads: A method of power system dispatch control solves power system dispatch problems by integrating a larger variety of generation, load and storage assets, including without limitation, combined heat and power (CHP) units, renewable generation with forecasting, controllable loads, electric, thermal and water energy storage. The method employs a predictive algorithm to dynamically schedule different assets in order to achieve global optimization and maintain the system normal operation.

The second patent application has the publication number
20090062967 and is titled: HYBRID VEHICLE RECHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION.

The abstract reads: A system and method for recharging a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The system includes a controller that schedules the recharging of the vehicles on local electrical distribution networks. The system arranges the schedule to minimize the demand loading on the local distribution network to more efficiently operate power plants providing electrical power to the distribution networks. A system for collecting charges associated with the recharging of plug-in hybrid vehicles is also disclosed providing for prepaid utility accounts.

I’ve attached a claim map (click the man below) of each patent application so that the reader can quickly assess what’s in them. For example, although “hybrid” is in the title of the first patent application, it’s not in the claims.