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HY-WIRE CAR

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 Introduction
Cars are immensely
complicated machines, but
when you get down to it,
they do an incredibly simple
job. Most of the complex
stuff in a car is dedicated to
turning wheels, which grip
the road to pull the car body
and passengers along.
In this article, we'll look at one interesting
vision of the future, General Motor's remarkable concept car,
the Hy-wire.
HY-WIRE BASICS

• The defining characteristic of the Hy-wire (and its conceptual

predecessor, the AUTOnomy) is that it doesn't have either of these
two things.
• Instead of an engine, it has a fuel cell stack, which powers an
electric motor connected to the wheels.
• Instead of mechanical and hydraulic linkages, it has a drive by
wire system -- a computer actually operates the components that
move the wheels, activate the brakes and so on, based on input
from an electronic controller. This is the same control system
• There is no steering wheel,
there are no pedals and
there is no engine
compartment.
• In fact, every piece of
equipment that actually
moves the car along the
road is housed in an 11-
inch-thick (28 cm) aluminum
chassis -- also known as the
skateboard -- at the base
of the car.
• Everything above the
chassis is dedicated solely
to driver control and
passenger comfort.
• The floor of the fiberglass-
and-steel passenger
compartment can be totally
flat, and it’s easy to give
Power
• The "Hy" in Hy-wire stands for hydrogen,
the standard fuel for a fuel cell system.
• Like batteries, fuel cells have a negatively
charged terminal and a positively charged
terminal that propel electrical charge
through a circuit connected to each end.
They are also similar to batteries in that
they generate electricity from a chemical
reaction.
• But unlike a battery, you can continually
recharge a fuel cell by adding chemical
fuel -- in this case, hydrogen from an
onboard storage tank and oxygen from the
Hydrogen tanks and fuel-
cell stack in the Hy-wire
Contd…
• The basic idea is to use a catalyst to split a hydrogen
molecule (H2) into two H protons (H+, positively charged
single hydrogen atoms) and two electrons (e-). Oxygen on
the cathode (positively charged) side of the fuel cell draws
H+ ions from the anode side through a proton exchange
membrane, but blocks the flow of electrons.

• The electrons (which have a negative charge) are attracted

to the protons (which have a positive charge) on the other
side of the membrane, but they have to move through the
electrical circuit to get there.

• The fuel-cell stack in the Hy-wire is made up of 200

individual cells connected in series, which collectively
provide 94 kilowatts of continuous power and 129 kilowatts
at peak power. re. rage tank and oxygen from the
atmosphere.

• This system delivers DC voltage ranging from 125 to 200

volts, depending on the load in the circuit.

• The motor controller boosts this up to 250 to 380 volts and

converts it to AC current to drive the three-phase electric
Control
• The Hy-wire's "brain" is a central computer
housed in the middle of the chassis. It
sends electronic signals to the motor
control unit to vary the speed, the steering
mechanism to maneuver the car, and the
braking system to slow the car down.
• The computer connects to the body's
electronics through a single universal
docking port.
• The driver's control unit, dubbed the X-
drive, is a lot closer to a video game
controller than a conventional steering
wheel and pedal arrangement. The
controller has two ergonomic grips,
positioned to the left and right of a small
Contd…

Components of the HY-WIRE car

Contd…
• The 5.8-inch (14.7-cm) color monitor
in the center of the controller
displays all the stuff you'd normally
find on the dashboard (speed,
mileage, fuel level).
• One of the coolest things about the
drive-by-wire system is that you can
fine-tune vehicle handling without
changing anything in the car's
mechanical components -- all it takes
to adjust the steering, accelerator or
brake sensitivity is some new
X-drive of Hy-WIRE car
 The X-drive can slide to either side of
the vehicle.
Hy-wire Numbers
• Top speed: 100 miles per hour (161 kph)
• Weight: 4,185 pounds (1,898 kg)
• Chassis length: 14 feet, 3 inches (4.3 meters)
• Chassis width: 5 feet, 5.7 inches (1.67 meters)
• Chassis thickness: 11 inches (28 cm)
• Wheels: eight-spoke, light alloy wheels.
• Tires: 20-inch (51-cm) in front and 22-inch (56-
cm) in back
• Fuel-cell power: 94 kilowatts continuous, 129
kilowatts peak
• Fuel-cell-stack voltage: 125 to 200 volts
• Motor: 250- to 380-volt three-phase asynchronous
electric motor
• Crash protection: front and rear "crush zones" (or
"crash boxes") to absorb impact energy
• Related GM patents in progress: 30
• GM team members involved in design: 500+
 The Hy-wire has wheels, seats and windows
like a conventional car, but the similarity
pretty much ends there. There is no engine
under the hood and no steering wheel or
pedals inside.
Advantages
• In Hy- wire car the central
computer will be able to monitor
driver input which will make it
much safer.
• This car can resolve the major
fuel problems and safety issues.
• This is eco-friendly car.
Disadvantages
• This car does not have any physical
connection between the driver and the
car’s mechanical component, so the
electrical failure would mean total loss of
control.
• The production of the hydrogen which is
used as fuel in the Hy-wire car can
generate about as much pollution as using
gasoline engines and storage and
distribution systems still have a long way
to go.
Conclusion
It fully intends to
release a production version of the
car in 2010, assuming it can resolve
the major fuel and safety issues. But
even if the Hy-wire team doesn't
meet this goal. Automakers are
definitely planning to move beyond
the conventional car sometime soon,
toward a computerized,
environmentally friendly alternative.
In all likelihood, life on the highway
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