Title :
EV range extender: Better mileage than plug-in hybrid?
Author :
Imai, Koji ; Ashida, Takashi ; Zhang, Yan ; Minami, Shigeyuki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Osaka City Univ., Osaka
Abstract :
This paper shows that EV range-extender (RXT) will provide better mileage than the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) when a model usage of vehicle is applied. The model is assumed to be: 30 km (6 days a week), 100 km (1 day a week). A RXT system was made for this evaluation using a pure EV and an electric generator on a trail. Japan 10-15 mode is used for the calculation. The result shows that 35.4 kWh/weeks is obtained for RXT, while 36.5 kWh/week for PHEV. This would be the first evaluation of RXT based on the fuel economy.
Keywords :
electric generators; electric vehicles; fuel economy; EV range extender; PHEV; electric generator; fuel economy; plug-in hybrid; trail; AC motors; Batteries; Engines; Fuel economy; Hybrid electric vehicles; Ice; Induction motors; Performance evaluation; Power generation; Propulsion; Electric Vehicles; Fuel economy; PHEV; RXT;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2008. VPPC '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Harbin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1848-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1849-7
DOI :
10.1109/VPPC.2008.4677744
