Race enthusiasts will get to cheer on UVM students on Thursday, August 14 before the race (between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.) at Thunder Road in Barre, Vermont as the UVM AERO hybrid car speeds around the track. What's unusual about this car is it runs on both gas and lithium batteries!
“GreenSpeed” is the 1st UVM hybrid racing car created by a team of energetic UVM students from the University of Vermont College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences new student organization called Alternative Energy Racing Organization (AERO). AERO received Second Place in Technical Design (behind Embry-Riddle) during its participation in the International Formula Hybrid Competition with other teams from as far away as Russia, Canada and Taiwan at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, NH May 5-7, 2008. The car also received Best Hybrid-in-Progress Award, Chrysler's Best Hybrid System Engineering Award, and the Thayer School Dean's Award: Most Innovative Design Award.
Weighing approximately 600 pounds, the car has a 40 horsepower electric motor and a 40 horsepower gas engine for optimum speed! The UVM team designed “GreenSpeed” as a parallel hybrid with front regenerative braking. “These two things have not been done before”, says Doug Fraser, professional engineer from Dartmouth.
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“This new hybrid car burns gas more efficiently through regenerative braking with a smarter engine that gets more gas joules onto the road,” says Andrew Laing, chair of IEEE and AERO team leader. The car, sporting Hosier racing wheels and Weld racing hubs, is really two cars in one!
Directions to Thunder Road: I-89 to exit 6, down limited access road to bottom, turn left at light (Rte 14). Go about 1 mile to Quarry Hill Road, turn right. Up hill to Fisher Rd. (just before 2nd RR tracks), turn left. Track at end on right.
For more information visit:
http://www.thunderroadspeedbowl.com/The major UVM students who have worked on AERO include:
Andrew Laing, senior in engineering management and electrical engineering, attended Lyndon Institute, in Lyndon Center, Vermont.
Brian Leach, sophomore in mechanical engineering,AERO Leader for mechanics on the car, attended Burr & Burton Academy, Manchester, VT.
Ed Johns, senior in electrical engineering, worked on control systems and is head of electrical team, and is from Groton, Vermont.
Christopher Farmer, senior in electrical engineering, created the battery system, and attended Colchester High School in Colchester Vermont.
Student team video can be viewed on YOUTUBE:
For more information visit:
www.Formula-hybrid.org For more information visit:
http://www.cems.uvm.edu/~aero Team officers contacts:
Andrew Laing, Team Leader of Executive Team: 861-2443 alaing@uvm.edu
Brian Leach, Vice President & Technical Team Leader 802-999-4657 bleach@uvm.edu
Christopher Farmer, Team Leader, Battery System
Ed Johns, Team Leader, Electrical
Thatcher Friant, Treasurer tfraint@uvm.edu
Advisors:
Jeff Frolik ,Assistant Professor, UVM CEMS School of Engineering
Phone: 802.656.0732 jfrolik@uvm.edu
Paul Hines, Assistant Professor, UVM CEMS School of Engineering
Phone: 802-656-9660 Paul.hines@uvm.edu
Technical Assistant:
Floyd Vilmont, UVM CEMS Prototype Lab, 122E Votey Phone: (802)656-4673 fvilmont@cems.uvm.edu
Sponsorships and donations for the UVM Hybrid Car
The UVM AERO’s cost is currently approximately $30,000 which has been made possible by generous donations from a variety of sponsors.
Financial Support: APR (Anderson Power Products), Mr. Ronald Brand, CTS Corporation, Hazelett Strip-Casting, IEEE Green Mountain Section, ITherm Technologies, MicroStrain, PowerStream Technology, Tyco Electronics, Vermont Space Grant Consortium, UVM College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, the UVM Transportation Center, and Dr. John Cohn and Ms. Diane Mariano.
Individual donors: Carrie and Nathan Stahler, Charles Lohe, James C. Iatridis, Jeff Frolik, Karyn Roberts and Saiyid Abu Rizvi.
In-Kind Support: Clarkson University, Capitol Steel, Hazelett Stri-Casting, Midtown Machine & Tool Supply Company, NSA Industries, Lyndon, VT, Omron, Tri-Angel MetalFab, and the UVM Instrumentation and Model Facility (IMF).
Technical Support: eVermont, iTherm Technologies, and SBElectronics.
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