The MPV Fusion Equipped Drivetrain

By: Gary Gore ggore@mail.transdata.ca

For this example a V150 will be converted from Diesel to Fusion
Electric power, drivetrain.  This design is to be the least
intrusive to the original equipment installed in the vehicles
from the factory.  So about 80-90% of the original drive train
equipment can be used and kept in place. 

1. Fusion power source (whatever one you want to use, pack or
plant).  It provides electric power (AC or DC I haven't figured
it out yet), replaces Diesel engine.

2. Power source puts anywhere from 20,000 Kw to 150,000 Kw.  Now
I haven't found any device yet that will convert this amount of
energy to usable levels.  But useable levels will have to be 1000
volts for electric drive, 210 & 120 volts for some electrical
equipment.  28, 24, 12 and 6 volts for other devices.

3. Replace the mechanical gas peddle linkage, with an electric
rheostat, with the same back pressure as the mechanical one. 
This device will provide the variable voltage to apply to the
constant speed DC electric motor.  The easiest way to very the
speed of the constant speed DC motor is apply more or less
voltage to the armature.  Now this is where it might get weird
for people.  As you are pushing the "gas" peddle to the
floor, it is not speeding up the motor, but slowing it down.

4. Diesel engine replaced with 250 HP constant speed DC electric
motor.  This now provides the power to the drive shaft into the
hydraulic transmission.  This motor would be limited to around
3000 rpm (which was the original design spec of the diesel
engine.)  This will ensure that the rest of the stock drivetrain
won't be put under undo stress and strain.  It should ideal at 0
rpm.  There are now 3 manual positions on the gear shift (P)
Park, (D) Drive and (R) Reverse.  When moved from Park (0 RPM) to
Drive (Start 3000 RPM, high speed, high torque, high HP)

5. Replace the mechanical semi-automatic transmission, with an
automatic hydraulic transmission.  From my calculations this
device will be 1 « foot in diameter by 2 «  feet long.  What this
will do is reduce the constant speed from the drive shaft (at any
gear in first, second, third, fourth and fifth), to levels that
are usable by the transfer case. 

Example.  DC motor is running at 3000 rpm going into trans., but
coming out at say 10 rpm with the proper torque, to the transfer
case.  As it moves up in speed the trans. shifts it up to say 40
rpm etc.  But now as it gets up in gears the transmission is
receiving less drive shaft RPM so it has to increase the RPM out
of the transmission by shifting into higher RPM to the
transfer case.  Reason.  The vehicle is at speed, so less HP and
torque is required to drive the vehicle forward.

Original equipment from here back.

6. Now the transmission goes to the transfer case.

7. Transfer case goes to the differential gear boxes, front and
back.

8. Differential gear boxes go to the planetary gears in the wheel
hubs.

From this example you can see that it is very easy to convert any
vehicle's drivetrain from internal combustion to fusion electric.