Generic methodology for driving range estimation of electric vehicle with on-road charging

An analytical estimation of driving range of electric vehicles (EVs) with contactIess on-road charging system is presented in this paper. Inductive power transfer (IPT) systems with different configurations (static, dynamic), power levels and road coverage have different (and non-linear) impact on the driving range. A generic methodology has...

Predictive Model Based Battery Constraints for Electric Motor Control within EV Powertrains

This paper presents a method of predicting the maximum power capability of a Li-Ion battery, to be used for electric motor control within automotive powertrains. As maximum power is highly dependent on battery state, the method consists of a pack level state observer coupled with a predictive battery model. Results indicate that the battery...

On the sensitivity of the state of batteries on driver behaviour within the EV powertrain

Driveability of BEVs is subject to the driver behaviour and in more extreme cases the powertrain is unable to adapt. The behaviour of drivers is categorized and presented here with comparison against more standard drive cycles. The extremes of the driver behaviour and this distribution is based on real-world measurements. A driver grading...

Implementation of an optimal control energy management strategy in a hybrid truck

Energy Management Strategies for hybrid powertrains control the power split, between the engine and electric motor, of a hybrid vehicle, with fuel consumption or emission minimization as objective. Optimal control theory can be applied to rewrite the optimization problem to an optimization independent of time. Estimation of the Lagrange...

Energy management in hybrid electric vehicles: Benefit of prediction

Hybrid vehicles require a supervisory algorithm, often referred to as energy management strategy, which governs the drivetrain components. In general the energy management strategy objective is to minimize the fuel consumption subject to constraints on the components, vehicle performance and driver comfort. Typically, we have to deal with two...