Abstract

Hybrid electric vehicles are gaining a significant presence in the auto market. However, the present day hybrid electric vehicles mostly use battery as a secondary source of power. If the battery were to be used as a primary source of power then the battery capacity is one of the important features in the design of a hybrid electric vehicle. Hybrid electric vehicles which are powered by more than one energy source have to follow a good energy management strategy to provide the best fuel economy in all situations. This paper presents a comprehensive study of the effect of variation of the energy storage system size on the fuel economy of a hybrid electric vehicle and the important design criteria involved in the design of the energy storage system. Simulations carried out using ADVISOR software show that increase in battery capacity alone cannot improve the fuel economy.

Meeting Name

IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (2008: Sep. 3-5, Harbin, China)

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Battery Powered Vehicles; Energy Management Systems; Energy Storage; Fuel Economy; Hybrid Electric Vehicles; All Electric Range; Blended Mode; Charge Depleting Mode; Energy Storage System; Automobiles; Control Theory; Electric Automobiles; Energy Management; Flywheels; Fule Economy; Fuel Storage; Fuzzy Control; Propulsion; Secondary Batteries; Vehicles; Advisor Softwares; Battery Capacities; Comprehensive Studies; Energy Management Strategies; Energy Sources; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Electric Vehicles

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-1424418480

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1938-8756

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2008 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Sep 2008

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