Friday, March 16, 2012

Gen III Prius Waterpump

Gen III Prius Waterpump by jcurtis4082
Gen III Prius Waterpump, a photo by jcurtis4082 on Flickr.

One thing I learned about last week...did you know that the Gen III Prius haas no engine belts? Just like the new Caterpillar D7E, the water pump is a 3 phase electric motor. It is driven by a power, a ground and a data communications bus.

More electrical/electronics in our modern equipment? Why yes, I do believe so. (;

Perhaps next quarter we'll begin to explore the 'why' and 'how' of motor drives such as this.

Be prepared. -___*

2 comments:

  1. Hey this is Keith have you gotten any of my Emails? thanks

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    1. Hi Keith, The last email I have from you is dated January 21. Please send to my work email.

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