On the Characterization of Ultracapacitor Banks Used for HEVs

Author

Marei, M.I. ; Samborsky, S.J. ; Lambert, S.B. ; Salama, M.M.A.

Author_Institution

Waterloo Univ., Ont.

fYear

2006

fDate

6-8 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The ultracapacitor has many applications in modern electrical systems and there is the potential for their use in hybrid electric vehicles. This paper presents a survey of ultracapacitor-based hybrid vehicles. The focus of this paper is to study the natural discharge of an ultracapacitor bank. A low-cost precise digital system was employed for this task. This paper investigates the effects of different parameters on the discharge behavior of an ultracapacitor bank. Extensive curve fitting of the experimental data was conducted to characterize the natural discharge behavior of ultracapacitors

Keywords

curve fitting; hybrid electric vehicles; supercapacitors; HEV; digital system; extensive curve fitting; hybrid electric vehicles; natural discharge; natural discharge behavior; ultracapacitor banks; Automobile manufacture; Batteries; Electric motors; Energy capture; Energy storage; Fuel economy; Hybrid electric vehicles; Kinetic energy; Propulsion; Supercapacitors; Data Acquisition System; Hybrid Electric Vehicle; Ultracapacitor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2006. VPPC '06. IEEE

Conference_Location

Windsor

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0158-5

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0159-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VPPC.2006.364343

Filename

4211253