This is the invitational email we sent out to the first members of the group, which is also the first message of the archive. We invite you to help shape the...
From the welcome message: "We're going to try to exchange substantive comments by uploading annotated Word and Excel documents." I would ask that you please...
Hello, The amperage used/generated is available on the CAN, message ID 0x3B, databyte #0 and #1 as signed 12 bit value, expressed in 0.1A units. Attila...
Tom (vfaq) and I went back and forth on this a few times off-list; here's the result (let's see how it works): ... -- Tom Stangl, VFAQman DSM Visual FAQ home ...
I was looking at the battery spreadsheet in the files section. It looks like alot of work has gone into it. Great job to whomever is responsible! I guess...
In the files section of the Prius_technical_stuff group, at "THS-II info/BoostConverter.gif" is a simplified diagram of the THS-II boost converter (from the...
An article I have by Robert Snyder covers the gear ratios and speeds of the vehicle, the ICE, MG1, and MG2, for the "Version 2" Prius. Is this the 2001 or...
Thanks, Dan! I put the battery spreadsheet together, with some suggestions from Felix. I believe we have some other work to complete before making a battery ...
... it ... probe, or ... I have some data that Wayne sent me long, long ago (Prius_Technical_Stuff post 8139) on the '04 current sensor. IIRC, it is a Hall...
Hello from Japan, Have you ever visit...? http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/tech/environment/ths2/index.html There is a description about the semiconductor, IGBT... ...
The gear ratio of PSD are same between 2001 and 2004 model, Ring:78 teeth, Planet:23 and Sun:30. The final gear ratio for 2001 model is 3.905 and 4.113 on...
... Hi Ron, see comments below. ... up ... the ... than ... *** I remember having this dialog on Prius-2G. Someone argued that the ICE did not have to startup...
Hi Ron, AC Propusion has already done a proof-of-concept prototype using 6800 of the 18650 Li-Ion cells. Their president Tom Gage gave a talk on this at the...
... 6800 of the 18650 Li-Ion cells. Their president Tom Gage gave a talk on this at the Silicon Valley EAA meeting last October. Here is a ... Thanks much...
First, I want to establish that in this group when we talk about the Prius and its systems, we are by default always talking about the "second generation,...
... That may have been me. .oO( Plug it in, Plug it in! hehe ) ... Or it may simply be how the software is setup to manage things. I have heard from people...
... The cells ACP is using have individule thermo-resistors. That is each cell has it's own "Circuit Breaker" which should prevent thremal runaway and...
Given the information from the messages below, the assumption that tire diameter hasn't changed, and these formulae for the 2001 vehicle: MG2 = (3.6 x ICE -...
... talk ... charge. ... I may still have a hard-to-hear lengthy (10mb+?) .mp3 file of a presentation they gave around that time about the state-of-progress, ...
Hello Ryan, Let me correct some... ... I installed ICE running monitor. The ICE IS always running beyond 71km/hr. Please note that the display does NOT always...
... Thank you... ... I suspected that this may be what was happening. ... Absolutely, the PSD, Sun, Planetary, and Carrier gears and bearing require...
Murdoch's excellent observations are helpful because they make clear to me that our "strawman functional spec" needs a few "strategic principles" to go along...
... Would it be possible to distribute this (and other) documents in a format more compatible with everyones various computer platforms? ie. I can't view .doc...
PRIUS+ Strawman Specification is also found in the Files section in Word (track changes turned on for comments) and PDF In an effort to define a collective...
No problem, Ryan. I've converted and uploaded the 6/30 versions of both documents as PDF, and just posted the Strawman as an email file as well. (Obviously,...
I noticed in glancing at the "Battery Discussions" pdf file that there are no PbA's on the list. Perhaps we should consider the use of some off the shelf...
Felix, I agree fully with these comments, which were lucidly stated and are very important to bear in mind throughout the PRIUS+ project. How about adding them...
... Thanks for the comment. There actually are PbAcid batteries on my battery spreadsheet. They are the first two entries under "Also investigated". I...
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