The ECS-equipped Solectria ready for testing at Florida Solar Research Center.

ECS Solectria




Under the hood of the Solectria.  The Glacier Bay ECS components are seen in the outlined area and close-up view.  The 165vdc brushless DC hermetic compressor can be seen in blue.


ECS Solectria composit photo


Glacier Bay's gas-fired "Volcano" heater before mounting.  The air intake blower is visible at the right-hand side of the photo.



ECS heater




The Volcano heater mounted in the continuous-run test stand ready for emissions testing at the University of California - Davis


ECS heater test






For additional information on the Glacier Bay/DARPA ECS development project and system performance see:




Technical Library
Glacier Bay / DARPA Environmental Control System (ECS) for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles