Electro Hydraulic Power Steering System By Nissan

Rohit — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:20:45 +0000

Japanese Auto major Nissan has developed world’s first and very innovative power steering system for its upcoming Hybrid car Nissan Fuga Hybrid which is due for its launch in year 2011. We have already covered technical article on the two most popular power steering systems – Electric Power Steering VS Hydraulic Power Steering. This new technology called the Electro-hydraulic Steering System combines the best of both these technologies to make it a wonderfully energy efficient and pleasure to drive system. What Is Electro Hydraulic Steering System ? How Does Electro Hydraulic Power Steering Work ? As you can see in the above diagram, the steering rod is powered with a hydraulic system just like any other Hydraulic Power Steering system, but a major difference is that in conventional Hydraulic system, the Hydraulic System will extract power from the engine, which lowers the total power output of the car and decreases the fuel mileage of the car slightly. On the other hand, in this electro hydraulic power steering system, the power to the hydraulic system is delivered by an electric motor and not the engine directly. This means that the engine load does not change as the power is being delivered [...]

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Electric Power Steering VS Hydraulic Power Steering

Rohit — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:36:15 +0000

Its been a long time I have been thinking to write this article about the two most commonly used power steering technologies, viz. Electric Power Steering and Hydraulic Power Steering. Before i tell you the difference, lets talk a few words on the basics. What is power steering? Power steering is a system which helps to steer the wheels with some source of power other than the drivers manual force with which he turns the steering. This feature adds to the comfort while driving as less effort is needed to turn the steering by the driver. Power Steering is specially important for the cars which have engine in front and there is a lot of weight on the front wheels. For rear engine cars like Tata Nano or light weight cars like Maruti 800, its ok to have no power steering and still drive comfortably because of low weight on the front wheels. But for heavy cars and also as a luxury feature power steering provides lots of ease. Hydraulic Power Steering Hydraulic power steering uses high pressure fluids for assisting the steering movement. It uses a plunger type arrangement for its working. When the driver turns the steering wheel, [...]

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Electro Hydraulic Power Steering System By Nissan

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Electric Power Steering VS Hydraulic Power Steering

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