Can you research as much information on the toyota prius battery pack
as possible. i need general information concerning the high voltage
conductors, and their current rating, and temperature ratings for the
pack and the batteries itself, and MAX recharge rates, and some
methods to recharge the pack as a whole, and come considerations when
recharging the battery pack. i also what to know the general
components on the battery pack, and what everything is on the pack.
for example how the cooling system functions. Any other general
information on the prius pack would also help. thanks a lot for your
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Request for Question Clarification by
vinods-ga
on
20 Nov 2002 09:40 PST
Hi,
I found the following:
Prius Tech Specs - engine, ignition, motor & generator & engine
control with soem schematics.
URL [ http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/priustechspecs.html ]
From Toyota.com specifications
[ http://www.toyota.com/html/shop/vehicles/prius/specs/prius_specs.html
}
"Battery type: Sealed Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH)2
Output: 273.6 V (228 1.2-V cells)
Hybrid vehicle battery expected life is 150,000 miles based on
laboratory bench testing."
From a review in the Australian:
[ http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,3342146%255E13232,00.html
]
"Capacity: 6.5 amp hours"
© The Australian
ALLDATA seems like an amazing site for both the professional and the
DIY. I checked them out online ; they provide a 'preview'. It just
blew my mind. It does cost some money, but it may as well be worth it.
[ http://www.alldata.com/products/index.html ]
You can email them about your specific requirement and see if you can
get them to charge you only for the info provided. Here is the
extensive contact info page:
[ http://www.alldata.com/contact/index.html ]
Something that may or may not be of immediate use to you:
Bulletins for 2002 Toyota Prius L4-1497cc 1.5L DOHC (Hybrid) MFI
URL [ http://www.alldata.com/TSB/59/025983AI.html ]
Copyright © 1996-2002 ALLDATA LLC.
Repair Manuals and other stuff from Toyota
[ https://www.toyotapartsnow.com/Catalog/Accessories.asp?Model=Prius ]
This is a FAQ from Toshiba. There is some info on the battery -
charging, recycling, etc., although it does not seem like there's too
much here.
[ http://www.prius.toyota.com.au/Prius/Information/Faqs/0,1574,5-9,00.html
]
AUTOSPEED - Review of the Prius - A good deal of information on the
working of the Prius:
[ http://www.autospeed.com/A_1450/page1.html ]
Copyright © 1998 - 2002 Web Publications Pty Limited
Is this enough to qualify as an answer? I will be looking for more
information anyway. If I find something more relevant than the above
links, I will post it here. All in all, I think the ALLDATA site is
amazing. Do check it out!
warm regards
vinods
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Request for Question Clarification by
vinods-ga
on
20 Nov 2002 10:02 PST
Oh, and there is this link :
National Renewable Energy Laboratory:
Battery Usage and Thermal Performance of the Toyota Prius and Honda
Insight for
Various Chassis Dynamometer Test Procedures
[ http://www.afdc.doe.gov/pdfs/bat_thermal.pdf ]
Looks pretty technical to me, don't know if this will be of use to
you.
SAE (Society of Automobile Engineering) has a number of websites and
stuty papers. These are available for a price, you can download them
or order them hard-copy by mail. I'm again not sure what these
documents have for you since I could not access them without paying
for it.
[ http://www.sae.org/servlets/index ] (Do a search for 'Prius' on this
page)
Thermal Evaluation of Toyota Prius Battery Pack
© 2002 SAE International
regards
vinods-ga
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Clarification of Question by
awl-ga
on
20 Nov 2002 11:59 PST
i think that's about right for the prius pack info. what can you tell
me about recharging battery packs. specificly pack's like the prius
pack that are composed of several strings of smaller voltage
batteries. Do all of them charge equally when you charge up the pack
as a whole. what dangers should i take into concideration when
charging at high current, and can you tell me different ways or the
best way to go about recharging the pack up. thanks for your time
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Request for Question Clarification by
vinods-ga
on
28 Nov 2002 21:16 PST
Hi,
Sorry, I could not find any more relevant information. I believe
ALLDATA
[ http://www.alldata.com/products/index.html ] is a very good place
for you to consult.
If you are okay with accepting whatever I have posted as an answer, I
shall put it up.
warm regards
vinods-ga
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