Article
The Hybrid Automobile and the Atkinson Cycle.
The Physics Teacher
(2008)
Abstract
The hybrid automobile is a strikingly new automobile technology with a number of new technological features that dramatically improve energy efficiency. This paper will briefly describe how hybrid automobiles work; what are these new technological features; why the Toyota Prius hybrid internal combustion engine operates on the Atkinson cycle instead of the Otto cycle; and what are the advantages and disadvantages of the hybrid automobile. This is a follow-up to my two previous papers on the physics of automobile engines.
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 10, 2008
DOI
10.1119/1.2981291
Citation Information
Bernard J. Feldman. "The Hybrid Automobile and the Atkinson Cycle." The Physics Teacher Vol. 46 Iss. 7 (2008) p. 420 - 422 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/bernard-feldman/13/