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Features

• Applicable to both hybrid and fully-electric vehicles
• Extends battery life by reducing current spikes from traditional regenerative braking

(Example Charging Profile Without INSTAR). Click for larger image.

(Example Charging Profile With INSTAR)

 • Ideal for widespread commercial vehicle implementation
     • Small size
     • Scalable
     • Modular 

•Conventional parts for low cost fabrication and maintenance
     • Recyclable materials
     • Ball bearings
     • Teflon vacuum seals
     • Rotary oil seals

•High efficiency DC motor

     •Variable winding pattern

     • No mechanical transmission losses


About

INSTAR (INertial STorage And Recovery) is a UC Berkeley research project with the goal of demonstrating low-cost triple-hybrid technology by utlizing an internal combustion engine, electrical motor, and mechanical flywheel. INSTAR is comprised of both UC Berkeley professors and student researchers aiming to increase fuel economies of future vehicles.

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