Title :
Effect of battery capacity on the performance of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
Author :
Neglur, Shweta ; Ferdowsi, Mehdi
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Missouri Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Rolla, MO, USA
Abstract :
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) have been identified as one of the most promising technologies of the future. They differ from hybrid electric vehicles due to their ability to draw electric power from the utility grid. The proper choice of energy storage system with respect to cost and capacity is one of the main design challenges of such vehicles. This paper presents an investigation on the effects of the battery capacity on the fuel economy of a series powertrain PHEV. The simulations are done using the powertrain system analysis toolkit (PSAT) software package.
Keywords :
energy storage; fuel economy; hybrid electric vehicles; power system analysis computing; secondary cells; software packages; battery capacity; electric power; energy storage system; fuel economy; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; powertrain system analysis toolkit; software package; utility grid; Batteries; Costs; Electronic switching systems; Energy management; Energy storage; Hybrid electric vehicles; Ice; Internal combustion engines; Mechanical power transmission; Vehicle driving; blended mode; charge depleting mode; charge sustaining mode; energy storage system; powertrain;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2009. VPPC '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dearborn, MI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2600-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2601-0
DOI :
10.1109/VPPC.2009.5289789
