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Lexus Hybrid Drive Component Locations &
Descriptions
Lexus Hybrid Drive Component Locations &
Descriptions
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6
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Component
Location
Description
12 Volt
Auxiliary
Battery
Trunk Driver Side A lead-acid battery that supplies power to
the low voltage devices.
Hybrid
Vehicle (HV)
Battery Pack
Trunk Area,
Mounted behind
Rear Seat
288 Volt Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)
battery pack consisting of 20 low voltage
(14.4 Volt) modules connected in series.
Power
Cables
Undercarriage
and Engine
Compartment
Orange colored power cables carry high
voltage Direct Current (DC) between the
HV battery pack, power control unit, and
A/C compressor. These cables also carry 3-
phase Alternating Current (AC) between the
power control unit, electric motor, and
generator.
Inverter/
Converter
Engine
Compartment
Boosts and inverts the high voltage
electricity from the HV battery pack to 3-
phase AC electricity that drives the electric
motor. The power control unit also
converts AC electricity from the electric
generator and electric motor (regenerative
braking) to DC that recharges the HV
battery pack.
Gasoline
Engine
Engine
Compartment
Provides two functions:
1) Powers vehicle.
2) Powers generator to recharge the HV
battery pack.
The engine is started and stopped under
control of the vehicle computer.
Electric
Generator
Transmission
3-phase high voltage AC generator that is
contained in the transmission and recharges
the HV battery pack.
Electric
Motor
Transmission
3-phase high voltage AC permanent magnet
electric motor contained in the transmission
and drives the four wheels through the
transfer case and propeller shafts.
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