Performance Comparison of Three Storage Systems for Mild HEVs Using PHIL Simulation

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) would contribute to energy saving and greenhouse effect reduction if they were to be massively launched on the market. A notable effort has been done in simulation to optimize energy consumption and component sizing. Power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) simulation could be a further step to obtain more realistic performance and to compare different solutions, including economic aspects. This paper deals with the implementation on a high dynamic test bench of a diesel mild parallel HEV using the PHIL technique. Three configurations, corresponding to different energy-storage systems, have been tested under the same conditions. Power, energy, consumption, and pollutant emission performance, which are measured on the test bench, are compared and discussed.