Hybrid cars, optimization and control

Author

Kleimaier, A. ; Der, D. Schr

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electr. Drive Syst., Tech. Univ. of Munich, Munchen, Germany

Volume

2

fYear

2004

Firstpage

1084

Abstract

The paper presents new optimization results for the design and control of a hybrid vehicle. The powertrain consists of a combustion engine and an electrical drive, combined with a continuously variable transmission gear. For simulation and analysis, the optimal control of the powertrain is calculated directly by using of the optimal control theory. The objective is minimum fuel consumption. From the results, both an optimal design of the components and an operation strategy for online driving can be derived. Especially the optimal rating of the electric motor and the effects of bounded rating on operation and fuel consumption are discussed. In this regard, the effect of a flat minimum appears there exist a range of varying solutions for minimum fuel consumption.

Keywords

automobiles; hybrid electric vehicles; internal combustion engines; motor drives; optimal control; optimisation; power transmission (mechanical); variable speed drives; combustion engine; electric motor; electrical drive; hybrid car; hybrid vehicle; minimum fuel consumption; optimal control; optimization; powertrain; variable transmission gear; Analytical models; Combustion; Design optimization; Electric variables control; Engines; Fuels; Gears; Hybrid electric vehicles; Mechanical power transmission; Optimal control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Technology, 2004. IEEE ICIT '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8662-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIT.2004.1490228

Filename

1490228