DocumentCode :
916201
Title :
Designing efficient hybrid electric vehicles
Author :
Somayajula, Deepak ; Meintz, Andrew ; Ferdowsi, Mehdi
Volume :
4
Issue :
2
fYear :
2009
fDate :
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
65
Lastpage :
72
Abstract :
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are increasingly gaining popularity due to their lower fuel consumption. Current hybrid vehicles mostly use their battery or the energy storage system (ESS) as a secondary source of power. If the ESS were to be used as a primary source of power, then the ESS size would be one of the important features in the design of an HEV. In addition, HEVs have to employ an intelligent energy management strategy to provide the best fuel economy in all driving situations. This article presents an investigation on the effect of the variation of the ESS size on the fuel economy of an HEV and the important design criteria involved in the design of the ESS. Simulations carried out using advanced vehicle simulator (ADVISOR) software show that fuel economy is not linearly related to ESS size and therefore the ESS needs to be designed based on the average daily driving distance and the driver behavior.
Keywords :
battery powered vehicles; energy management systems; energy storage; fuel economy; hybrid electric vehicles; ADVISOR software; ESS; HEV design; advanced vehicle simulator; battery power vehicle; energy storage system; fuel consumption; fuel economy; hybrid electric vehicle; intelligent energy management strategy; Battery powered vehicles; Chemicals; Degradation; Electronic switching systems; Energy management; Energy storage; Fuel economy; Hybrid electric vehicles; Ice; Vehicle driving;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Vehicular Technology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1556-6072
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MVT.2009.932546
Filename :
4977228
Link To Document :
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