Method of Electric Powertrain Matching for Battery-powered Electric Cars

The current match method of electric powertrain still makes use of longitudinal dynamics, which can't realize maximum capacity for on-board energy storage unit and can't reach lowest equivalent fuel consumption as well. Another match method focuses on improving available space considering reasonable layout of vehicle to enlarge rated energy capacity for on-board energy storage unit, which can keep the longitudinal dynamics performance almost unchanged but can't reach lowest fuel consumption. Considering the characteristics of driving motor, method of electric powertrain matching utilizing conventional longitudinal dynamics for driving system and cut-and-try method for energy storage system is proposed for passenger cars converted from traditional ones. Through combining the utilization of vehicle space which contributes to the on-board energy amount, vehicle longitudinal performance requirements, vehicle equivalent fuel consumption level, passive safety requirements and maximum driving range requirement together, a comprehensive optimal match method of electric powertrain for battery-powered electric vehicle is raised. In simulation, the vehicle model and match method is built in Matlab/simulink, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule (UDDS) is chosen as a test condition. The simulation results show that 2.62% of regenerative energy and 2% of energy storage efficiency are increased relative to the traditional method. The research conclusions provide theoretical and practical solutions for electric powertrain matching for modern battery-powered electric vehicles especially for those converted from traditional ones, and further enhance dynamics of electric vehicles.

Toward More Electric Powertrains in Aircraft:Technical Challenges and Advancements

The main purpose of this article is to provide an instructive review of the technological challenges hindering the road toward more electric powertrains in aircraft.Hybrid,all-electric,and turboelectric powertrain architectures are discussed as possible fuel consumption and weight reduction solutions.Among these architectures,the short-term implementation of hybrid and all-electric architectures is limited,particularly for large-capacity aircraft due to the low energy/power density levels achievable by state-of-the-art electrical energy storage systems.Conversely,turboelectric architectures with advanced distributed propulsion and boundary layer ingestion are set to lead the efforts toward more electric powertrains.At the center of this transition,power converters and high-power density electric machines,i.e.,electric motors and generators,and their corresponding thermal management systems are analyzed as the key devices enabling the more electric powertrain.Moreover,to further increase the fuel efficiency and power density of the aircraft,the benefits and challenges of implementing higher voltage powertrains are described.Lastly,based on the findings collected in this article,the projected roadmap toward more electric aircraft powertrains is presented.Herein,the individual targets for each technology,i.e.,batteries,electric machines,and power converters,and how they translate to future aircraft prototypes are illustrated.

Powertrain Fuel Consumption Modeling and Benchmark Analysis of a Parallel P4 Hybrid Electric Vehicle Using Dynamic Programming

The goal of this work is to develop a hybrid electric vehicle model that is suitable for use in a dynamic programming algorithm that provides the benchmark for optimal control of the hybrid powertrain. The benchmark analysis employs dynamic programming by backward induction to determine the globally optimal solution by solving the energy management problem starting at the final timestep and proceeding backwards in time. This method requires the development of a backwards facing model that propagates the wheel speed of the vehicle for the given drive cycle through the driveline components to determine the operating points of the powertrain. Although dynamic programming only searches the solution space within the feasible regions of operation, the benchmarking model must be solved for every admissible state at every timestep leading to strict requirements for runtime and memory. The backward facing model employs the quasi-static assumption of powertrain operation to reduce the fidelity of the model to accommodate these requirements. Verification and validation testing of the dynamic programming algorithm is conducted to ensure successful operation of the algorithm and to assess the validity of the determined control policy against a high-fidelity forward-facing vehicle model with a percent difference of fuel consumption of 1.2%. The benchmark analysis is conducted over multiple drive cycles to determine the optimal control policy that provides a benchmark for real-time algorithm development and determines control trends that can be used to improve existing algorithms. The optimal combined charge sustaining fuel economy of the vehicle is determined by the dynamic programming algorithm to be 32.99 MPG, a 52.6% increase over the stock 3.6 L 2019 Chevrolet Blazer.

Fuel Saving and Control for Hybrid Electric Powertrains

This paper focuses on comparing the performance of the embedded control of a hybrid powertrain with the original and downsized engine. The main idea is to store the normally wasted mechanical regenerative energy in energy storage devices for later usage. The regenerative energy recovery opportunity exists in any condition where the speed of motion is in the opposite direction to the applied force or torque. A rule based optimal robust control algorithm is developed and is tuned for different work cycles. A comparison of the fuel savings using the hybrid system with the original and downsized engines is performed.

Systematical Development of NVH Engineering for Vehicle Electrical Powertrain Based on an Optimized V-Model

For systematical NVH development of vehicle (especially for mass-production passenger vehicles) electric powertrain, an optimized V-Model is designed and has been implemented in the entire component-vehicle development, which integrates three individual branches: simulation, validation and optimization. Compared to the V-models in the traditional sense, this optimized V-model is not only driven by requirement and task accomplishment but also maximum optimization of NVH system performance. In this case, developing procedures are capable to be efficiently iterated and the NVH engineering can be expanded into 3D with this V-model.

Rules for Amalgamating the Reliability of Elements of Powertrain Systems at Maintenance

The amalgamation procedure is actual when using structural methods of reliability.This may apply as the case of the action of a complex of damaging processes on a structural element and the case of the action of a certain damaging process on a system of elements.Classical methods of reliability are poorly adapted for powertrain mechanical systems with a series structural scheme of elements subjected to the gradual influence of several degradation processes.The problem of amalgamation of individual indicators is exacerbated at the stage of operation when diagnosing the technical state of the mechanical system.The application of the classical rule of amalgamation by multiplying the probabilities of survival leads to the effect of over-maintenance.New rules of amalgamation have been developed,which deprive the assessment of the reliability of excessive conservatism.The complex index of the technical condition is offered—the resource safety index(RSI).Its use determines the remaining lifetime.The algorithm for searching the RSI contains an assessment of the criticality of the failure.The search of RSI under the influence of the complex of damaging processes on the element of the powertrain system is demonstrated.The efficiency of the RSI method is shown by the example of the reliability assessment of aircraft bolts.Application of the RSI method increases the guaranteed lifetime by 4-10 times compared with traditional methods.

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Usage Based Optimization of Powertrains

The electrification of powertrains leads to an increasing diversification of powertrain configurations. Each single configuration has its specific advantages which appear depending on the usage profile. To find the usage based optimal powertrain in consideration of a variety of evaluation criteria, the powertrains have to be optimized for the usage profile and characteristics have to be extracted from the usage profile. The carbon dioxide emissions of the optimized powertrains and usage based criteria are used in a multi-criteria decision analysis to determine the optimal powertrain for a specific usage profile. The description of characteristic maps forms the objective function of a minimization problem. The determined carbon dioxide emissions are one criterion in a multi-criteria decision process. All considered criteria are at least partly objective so that subjective ratings are eliminated as far as possible. The result is an optimized powertrain for a desired usage under the consideration of objective criteria that are extracted from the usage profile.

JAGUAR LAND ROVER EXPANDS INGENIUM POWERTRAIN FAMILY 只为更纯正的英伦血统

'尽管捷豹路虎入主塔塔集团已经有些时日了,但大不列颠‘双巨头’联盟旗下的车型在核心动力总成方面却始终没有彻底摆脱老东家福特的影子。作为拥有着传统英国王室背景的捷豹路虎,自然不能容忍‘外来基因’长期对本族血统的侵蚀。

OPTIMIZATION APPROACH FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN DESIGN

According to bench test results of fuel economy and engine emission for the real powertrain system of EQ7200HEV car, a 3-D performance map oriented quasi-linear model is developed for the configuration of the powertrain components such as internal combustion engine, traction electric motor, transmission, main retarder and energy storage unit. A genetic algorithm based on optimization procedure is proposed and applied for parametric optimization of the key components by consideration of requirements of some driving cycles. Through comparison of numerical results obtained by the genetic algorithm with those by traditional optimization methods, it is shown that the present approach is quite effective and efficient in emission reduction and fuel economy for the design of the hybrid electric car powertrain.

THROTTLE CONTROL STRATEGIES IN THE PROCESS OF INTEGRATED POWERTRAIN CONTROL

Combining with the development of automated manual transmission (AMT), the variousthrottle control demands are analyzed under different working conditions of AMT such as trackingacceleration pedal, start, shift and so on. Based on simulation, the responding throttle control strategiesare proposed, and a simple but effective throttle control method is presented. The testing results haveproved that the strategies are effective for improving the pedal tracking precision and the qualities ofstart and shift.

Analysis of vehicle powertrain dynamic performance

To study the vehicle dynamic characteristics under typical cycle conditions, a steadystate simulation model of the engine in GTPower is established and verified with engine bench test data. A dynamic model of the engine is then established. A cosimulation with the engine dynamic model in GT-Power and the vehicle transmission model in AMESim is conducted based on the technology of HLA/RTI. The parameter changes of vehicle powertrain in the accelerating process of 0-32km/h, and vehicle typical cycle conditions are studied. The influence laws of the typical parameters influencing vehicle dynamic characteristics are obtained, and a new approach of improving vehicle dynamic characteristics is proposed. The results show that the vehicle powertrain dynamic model can simulate, analyze and predict dynamic changes of vehicle in actual operating conditions and guide powertrain matching and optimization.

Electromagnetic Compatibility Design for Powertrain Control Module

In order to improve the electromagnetic compatibility of powertrain control module (PCM), a system procedure of vehicular PCM electromagnetic alteration is presented in this paper. First of all, the box of the PCM is divided into different cabins to eliminate interferences between power supply circuit, analog circuit and digital circuit. Secondly, the working principle and electromagnetic (EM) characters of all the signals adopted by a typical PCM are analyzed. Then according to specific electromagnetic characters, different measures are adopted in corresponding signal process circuits or signal transfer cables, such as ground layout designing, power supply protecting, signal shielding and drive cable interference suppressing. Finally, further improvement may also needed regarding to practical electromagnetic compatibility test effects. The final test shows that, with all the measures mentioned above, the conducted emission of a PCM can be reduced by 20 dB; meanwhile, the radiated emission can be reduced by 30 dB comparing to the original system.

Performance and Stability of Supercapacitor Modules based on Porous Carbon Electrodes in Hybrid Powertrain

Hybrid power sources have attracted much attention in the electric vehicle area. Particularly, electric-electric hybrid powertrain system consisting of supercapacitor modules and lithium-ion batteries has been widely applied because of the high power density of supercapacitors. In this study, we design a hybrid powertrain system containing two porous carbon electrode-based supercapacitor modules in parallel and one lithium ion battery pack. With the construction of the testing station, the performance and stability of the used supercapacitor modules are investigated in correlation with the structure of the supercapacitor and the nature of the electrode materials applied. It has been shown that the responding time for voltage vibration from 20 V to 48.5 V during charging or discharging process decreases from about 490 s to 94 s with the increase in applied current from 20 A to 100 A. The capacitance of the capacitor modules is nearly independent on the applied current. With the designed setup, the energy efficiency can reach as high as 0.99. The results described here provide a guidance for material selection of supercapacitors and optimized controlling strategy for hybrid power system applied in electric vehicles.

Electronic Unit Pump Diesel Engine Control Unit Design for Integrated Powertrain System

The performance of the electronic unit pump (EUP) diesel engine is studied, it will be used in the integrated powertrain and its multi parameters are controllable. Both the theoretical analysis and experiment research are taken. A control unit for the fuel quantity and timing in crankshaft domain is designed on this basis and the engine experiment test has been done. For the constant speed camshaft driving EUP system, the fuel quantity will increase as the supply angle goes up and injection timing has no effect. The control precision can reach 1°CA. The full injection timing MAP and engine peak performance curves are made successfully.

The Energy Optimization Mathematic Algorithm on Multi-energy Resource Powertrain of Fuel Cell Vehicle

In order to solve the core issue of the energy regulation (ER) on multi-energy resource powertrain of fuel cell vehicle, the work functions of each component were defined; the mathematical algorithm model of energy regulation was established and the relevant solution was found. This algorithm was evaluated successfully on the hardware in loop (HIL) platform under three typical urban running cycles. The results showed ER control target had been realized and the mathematical algorithm was effective and reasonable. Based on the HIL simulation, some conclusions and ER strategies were made. According to the different power component parameters and real time control request, this algorithm should be modified and calibrated for application in the actual control system.

复合翼eVTOL电池需求及对动力总成安全性的影响

动力电池是电动化飞行得以实现的重要组成部分,其技术层次和安全水准对电动垂直起降飞行器(Electric Vertical Take off and Landing aircraft,eVTOL)的商业化推广尤为重要。本文在典型飞行任务下,研究电池性能对eVTOL飞行器的运营性能、适航性能和安全性能的影响。利用开源软件SUAVE(Stanford University Aerospace Vehicle Environment,SUAVE)对复合翼eVTOL进行了整机与动力总成的建模,利用故障树分析(Fault Tree analysis,FTA)方法对动力总成进行了安全性分析。通过仿真,发现在现有电池技术水平下,电池的放电倍率约束是决定电池性能需求的关键限制条件,针对本文设计的eVTOL,372 Wh/kg是满足所有安全约束的最低能量密度,在使用过程中电池容量的衰退是设计者选择电池能量密度的重要参考指标。单独改善电池的可靠性对动力总成可靠性的提升是有限的,但电池性能的衰退将使电池成为动力总成失效的主要因素。通过FTA发现本文搭建的典型动力总成失效率为1.524×10^(-7),接近SC-VTOL-01中单座飞行器的基础级灾难性故障率要求。