Title :
Fleet test of electric vehicles regarding their suitability for daily use
Author :
Spichartz, Ph ; Schael, M. ; Ni, B. ; Broy, A. ; Sourkounis, C.
Author_Institution :
Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Abstract :
In the field of electric mobility, many research efforts have been made in the recent years to analyse and develop advanced architectures and technical components for electric vehicles on the one hand. On the other hand, field tests of electric vehicles in daily use are still rare though. With that perspective, the paper describes the performance of a fleet test of electric vehicles with 70 test drivers involved. Information about the test fleet vehicles and the selection process of the test operators as well as the used measuring concepts in the cars are displayed. First results with regard to driven distances, consumer behaviour and energy consumption will be presented.
Keywords :
automobiles; electric vehicles; cars; consumer behaviour; electric mobility; electric vehicle field test; energy consumption; fleet test; measuring concepts; test drivers; test operator selection process; AC motors; Batteries; Cities and towns; Energy consumption; Power electronics; Sockets; Traction motors; electric vehicle; energy efficiency; field test; operational profiles;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1299-8
DOI :
10.1109/SPEEDAM.2012.6264620