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Press Conference Introducing Raser's Series PHEV Electric Drive System
April 14th 2008, SAE World
Congress, Detroit Michigan
Transcript From Press Conference Introducing
Raser's Series PHEV Electric Drive System
Hello and welcome to Raser’s Press Conference
with FEV. We are excited to be here today to
introduce our new electric powertrain and
demonstration vehicle we developed with our
integration partner, FEV.
First, I would like to say how please we are with
our partnership with FEV on the great project.
In my 28 years of experience in the automotive
industry, I have met very few companies with the
professionalism, expertise and team spirit as FEV.
It is truly a privilege of working with them.
I would like to take a minute to introduce Raser
Technologies as a company to you.
- Raser is located at the base of the Wasatch
Mountains in Provo, UT. We are a public company
traded under the ticker symbol RZ. Raser is a
Green focused technology licensing and
development company operating in two business
segments
- Those segments are:
- 1st - Power Systems Business Segment for the
development and operation of green renewable
geothermal power generation. We plan to build
and produce geothermal power generation plants
with the 100MW a year for the next three years
and then 150MW each year after.
- 2nd- What we are here to discuss today –
Transportation and Industrial business segment.
This brings to the purpose to this press
conference – to introduce Raser’s Electric
Powertrain which is being incorporated within
the PHEV project, shown in this animation video.
Let me share some of the highlights of this vehicle:
Raser’s new electric powertrain and hybrid system
control technology has been designed use as a Plug
in Series Hybrid Architecture in a full size SUV
with a major OEM. It is intended for use in
extended-range plug-in hybrid for consumer and fleet
operations.
It is designed to allow the owners of such vehicles:
- To drive 40 miles in all-electric mode under
battery power, with near zero emissions.
- To not use fossil-based fuel or leave a
carbon footprint during most days for the
average American driver.
- On 60-80 mile trips, we expect to Average
over 100 miles per gallon fuel consumption even
in full-size fleet SUVs and Pick up trucks that
Americans like to drive.
- Fun to drive – acceleration rates equal to
or better than the vehicle with the original
equipped engine
- To drive as far as today’s ICE-powered
vehicles without limitations of stopping to
recharge
- These vehicles will have the ability to
offer up to 50 kW of exportable power from the
onboard generator, a feature highly valued by
utility and other fleet owners.
- This system can be easily integrated into
other vehicles of similar size or modified for
lighter or heavier vehicles
This can be accomplished by driving the vehicle’s
wheels solely with an efficient AC electric traction
motor, powered by powerful new lithium-ion based
batteries.
The batteries can be charges from a standard 110 or
220V outlet at the equivalent fuel cost of $.60 /
gallon or charged by the onboard advanced,
highly-efficient PM generator or range extender.
This generator is driven by a small,
highly-efficient internal combustion engine
operating near its peak efficiency areas. Since the
ICE is not responsible for accelerating and
maintaining the vehicle speed, this can improve the
overall average efficiency of the ICE from the
typical 15 - 20% range to around 30% and will only
run for short periods to re-charge the batteries.
This will also be supplemented by regenerative
energy captured during braking and deceleration.
Minimizing the amount, weight and cost of the
batteries is very important to attain a 40 mile
driving range cost-effectively. Besides
regeneration, this is accomplished by:
- Employing a 700V battery systems and
electrical propulsion architecture allowing
elimination of the heavy DC-DC converter usually
found in other electric and hybrid-electric
vehicles
- Employing Raser’s highly-efficient and
torque dense electric powertrain systems based
on its award-winning Symetron™ electric motor
and power electronic drive/controller
technology.
Raser expects to be able to further extend the
all-electric driving range by up to 50 percent in
the near future by reducing the weight of:
- The batteries due to ongoing battery
technology improvements
- The electric powertrain due to continuing
technology developments in the traction motor
and its power electronic drive and by minimizing
the weight of the other hybrid drive system
components
- The motor, drive and battery secondary
cooling systems
- Refining the onboard charging and exportable
power systems
Here is a description of the Raser Powertrain
Components
Generator
Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine
- ~ 95% Efficiency
- 4000 RPM maximum (may be higher)
- 100 kW (135hp) Continuous to charge
batteries and supply the traction motor
- 320 Nm up to 3100 RPM
- Liquid Cooled Water Jacket
- Dimensions - 9.5”L x 13.5”OD
Traction Motor
Induction Motor with Symetron Enhancements
- 93-94% Efficiency
- 10,000 RPM maximum
- 200 kW (270hp) Peak, 100 kW (135hp)
Continuous
- 415 Nm up to 4600 RPM
- Liquid Cooled
- Dimensions - 18” L x 11” OD
The Controller/Power Electronics Module
Dual Inverter for driving both machines
simultaneously
- Compact Packaging with Double Sided Liquid
Cooled
Cool two inverters using one manifold
- Will use High current film capacitor
conduction cooled to replace electrolytic for
longer life and compact size
- DSP-based (digital signal processing) with
floating point
- Co-developing with a Free Scale MPC555X
processor (potential benefit is to include the
entire vehicle – VCU to reduce and improve
performance)
- State of the art Field oriented control with
Symetron real time efficiency optimization
- Dimensions 14”L x 8.5”H x 13” W
- Rugged design for automotive applications
It is our intention to announce and demonstration
this vehicle with the OEM (that we are currently
under contract to develop this) at a major
automotive this show as early as the third quarter
this year. The announcement will be decided in
coordination with the OEM based on strategic
perspective and expediency.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
press release contains certain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not
limited to, statements regarding: our beliefs about
the performance and market applicability of our
products; our beliefs about the status and
enforceability of the Company’s intellectual
property; our beliefs about the strength of our
existing and potential business relations in the
motor industry; our beliefs about the strength and
enforceability of our agreements, our beliefs about
the performance capabilities of our technology; our
beliefs about the capabilities, expertise and
intentions of our partners; our ability to hire,
train and retain key personnel; our ability to
successfully complete field testing of Symetron™
technologies. These forward-looking statements
involve certain risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ, including, without
limitation, the competitive environment and our
ability to compete in the industry; the strength of
our intellectual property; our inability to attract,
train and retain key personnel; and such other risks
as identified in our quarterly report on Form 10-K
for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and all
subsequent filings. All forward-looking statements
in this press release are based on information
available to us as of the date hereof, and we
undertake no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances
occurring after the date of this press release.
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"Raser has made an important advancement in AC induction motors, which represents a major step forward in the development of hybrid and fuel cell vehicles. As the author of the CLEAR ACT, the package of tax incentives for alternative fuel vehicles, I have had the goal of lowering the market barriers to the mass production of the best available automotive technologies. I believe that Raser's technology
advancement will play an important role in achieving this goal."
Senator Orrin Hatch |
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