Energy flows management in hybrid vehicles by fuzzy logic controller

Hybrid vehicles for public transportation seem to be a good solution to avoid air pollution and high level of noises in the city centres. The optimal management of energy flows concerned with such vehicles is a difficult task due to the complexity of the whole system including electrical, mechanical, and electrochemical components. In this paper a fuzzy logic based regulator is proposed to improve the efficiency of the vehicle. The system is simulated to demonstrate the validity and the convenience of a qualitative approach instead of a deterministic one. The simulation results confirm the feasibility and encourage more research towards an actual application