Title :
The impact of temperature on plug-in hybrid electric vehicle battery performance
Author :
Patten, John ; Christensen, Nathan ; Nola, Gary ; Srivastava, Steven
Author_Institution :
Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Abstract :
The battery performance of a modified Toyota Prius with a 5 kilowatt-hour (kWh) plug-in battery was documented for a one year to determine how various temperature conditions affected vehicle performance. Both fuel economy and pure electrical efficiency were compared to ambient temperature. The fuel economy has a positive relationship with ambient temperature until approximately 283 K where the efficiency begins to level off. Electrical performance has a positive linear relationship with ambient temperature. With the emergence of electric vehicles (EVs) and PHEVs from a variety of automotive manufacturers, information on EV and PHEV performance for consumers will become more important.
Keywords :
cells (electric); fuel economy; hybrid electric vehicles; Toyota Prius; battery performance; fuel economy; plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; pure electrical efficiency; temperature 283 K; temperature conditions; vehicle performance; Batteries; Fuel economy; Hybrid electric vehicles; Monitoring; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-248-6
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/VPPC.2011.6043176
