According to the translation of patent application documents, the working principle of this technology is as follows: the principle of electric turbocharger in hybrid power system is different from that of traditional turbocharger. The electric turbine does not directly act on the engine (that is, the exhaust gas is not forced to enter the air through the turbine first), but is connected with the generator to develop electricity respectively. After the engine exhausts the exhaust gas, it will drive the engine on the exhaust side to generate electricity and store it in the battery. When the engine needs to be supercharged, the electric turbine will make the motor on the intake side work. In this way, the electronic turbine can be used more effectively, which not only provides power for the generator, but also reserves unnecessary waste of electric energy.
Figure: In addition, Ferrari has provided additional functions for this electronic turbocharger. It can control the use of turbocharger through electronic control system and make different sounds according to different driving conditions.
The patent shows the use of a four-cylinder engine, but it does not say that it can only work on a four-cylinder engine. So this electronic turbine system may be installed on V8 or other cylinder engines in the future. Then we can boldly calculate that either Ferrari will launch a "beggar version" of a four-cylinder engine sports car, or this patent will appear in other brands of hybrid cars, or these two things will be carried out at the same time in the future.
Photo: Ferrari officials believe that this new electronic turbine technology has many advantages, including that the engine height can be controlled by software, the engine architecture can be slightly changed, and the design and layout of the whole vehicle are highly flexible. I believe that when this set of electronic turbine technology is popularized, we will see that many new energy vehicles will have the "Ferrari gene" in the future, and not only the gold owners can afford this upgraded version of turbine black technology.
In fact, this set of black technology is not difficult to understand as an upgraded version of turbocharging technology. It's just that in the past, our turbine technology simply used mechanical energy effectively to enhance the air intake. This kind of electronic turbine uses the exhaust gas from the engine to drive the turbine, and then converts mechanical energy into electrical energy as a new power drive form. In fact, the working principle is similar. However, I believe that this set of electronic turbine technology will bring new development direction to some hybrid cars with certain playability. Eat melons for the time being, and wait and see.
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