6.1: Matching Activity
Match the term with the correct definition.
combustion process
A.
An electric vehicle component responsible for vehicle propulsion. It contains a dc/ac inverter, an ac drive motor, and a gearbox housing with a final drive gear.
cooling system
B.
An engine support system designed to maintain engine operating temperature by circulating a water-glycol mixture (coolant) through the engine to absorb heat and through a radiator to release heat energy.
drive unit
C.
An engine design that contains combustion within the same or similar chamber where the air and fuel are mixed and burned. It generally operates under the four-stroke cycle.
internal combustion engine
D.
The continuous repetition of an engine’s four-stroke cycle, in which air and fuel are compressed and burned in a cylinder, producing heat and pressure that forces the piston down and rotates the crankshaft before the exhaust gases are pushed out of the cylinder.