Hybrid Safety
How Do You Identify A Hybrid?
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Vehicle displays “Hybrid” on the outside
Dashboard shift label displays “Eaton Hybrid”
Presence of bright orange high voltage cables
Watch for the new TSI-08-10-Hybrid
How Do You Identify A Hybrid?
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How Do You Identify A Hybrid?
Shift Label on “doghouse” inside cab
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Primary Hybrid Components
Power Electronics
Carrier (Battery Box)
DC/DC Converter
Motor Inverter/Controller
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Hybrid Drive Unit (HDU)
Hybrid System Component Location
Hybrid
Drive Unit
12V
Batteries
Controller/Inverter
& DC/DC Converter
Hybrid System
Heat Exchanger
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PEC
(Hybrid Batteries)
Hybrid Cooling
Reservoir
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Hybrid System Diagram
DC/DC Converter
Fuller Automated
Transmission (AMT)
Motor Controller/Inverter
Hybrid Electric
Motor
Electric Clutch
120AC/60Hz
Power Panel
Auxiliary Power Generator
(AGP) Inverter
Power Electronics Carrier (PEC)
Lithium Ion Batteries
Battery Controls
How Do You Identify A Hybrid?
Orange High Voltage Cables
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High Voltage Components
Motor/Generator
Always located between engine flywheel and
transmission
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High Voltage Components
Inverter located on left side on frame rail
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High Voltage Components
• Power Electronics Carrier - Standard location
on left side on frame rail
Can be mounted on
body equipment
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High Voltage Components
DC/DC Converter (e-PTO) - Located on left
side on frame rail
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Emergency Procedure
Shutdown
• Preferred Option – Turn off ignition key
After thebatteries
vehicle
is disabled,
– High-voltage
still alive
but isolated in PEC
• Option
2 – Disconnect
low voltage
power
is maintained
up12V
to batteries
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– High-voltage
alive but isolated in PEC
minutesbatteries
in thestillhigh-voltage
• Option 3 – electrical
Push in “Service
Switch” on PEC
system.
– Shuts down engine
– High-voltage batteries still alive but isolated in PEC
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Emergency Procedure Information
• Emergency procedures
– Accident or extrication
– Fire
– Submerged vehicle
– Spill
– Contact information
– First aid
– General do’s and don’ts
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Safety Topics
• Recovery/recycling of lithium ion batteries
• Built in safety features
• Towing or jumpstarting
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Additional Topics
• Recovery/recycling of Lithium Ion batteries
– You must be trained and registered to ship the
batteries.
• Built in Safety Features
– PEC Battery has an ”inertia” switch built in which will
disconnect the PEC battery in case of sudden impact.
• Towing or Jumpstarting
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Lithium Ion Battery –
Class 9 -- Miscellaneous Hazardous Material
• HMR as Class 9 material
– Material that presents a hazard during transportation
but which does not meet the definition of any other
hazard class.
• 49 CFR §173.140 - Class 9
– Material includes any material which has an
anesthetic, noxious, or other similar property which
could cause extreme annoyance or discomfort to a
flight crew member so as to prevent the correct
performance of assigned duties; or
– Any material that meets the HMR definition for
elevated temperature materials, a hazardous
substance, or a marine pollutant.
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Emergency Contact Information
• CHEMTREC
– North America: 800-424-9300
• Provide the following information:
– Company: Eaton Corporation
– Company Code: C371
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Do’s
• Always assume vehicle is “live.”
• Always perform one of three Emergency
Shutdown Procedures.
• Before working on the vehicle, allow vehicle to sit
for 5 minutes.
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Don’ts
• Never work on the vehicle if Emergency
Shutdown Procedures are not complete.
• Never work on vehicle if the vehicle hasn’t set for
five minutes.
• Never cut orange high-voltage cables.
• Never cut into or open
– Inverter
– PEC
– DC/DC Converter
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Vehicle towing and jumpstarting
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Questions
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