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Electrical Optimization of a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
<p>Hybrid electric vehicles electrification and optimization is a prominent part of today’s automotive industry. GM and the Department of Energy challenge 16 universities across North America to redesign a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid electric vehicle. This thesis will address how Embry Riddle …
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Optimal Energy Management System of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) are new generation Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) with larger battery capacity compared to Hybrid Electric Vehicles. They can store electrical energy from a domestic power supply and can drive the vehicle alone in Electric Vehicle (EV) mode. According to the …
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The future of plug-in hybrid passenger cars in Europe
… establishes the most likely scenarios for which plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles will be used as company cars within the European Union by 2035. Due to increasing oil costs and environmental unpopularity of the normal diesel or petrol engine car, it is expected that the electric car will …
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Reliability Impacts of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Power Systems
… friendly power supply to its customers. In the past few decades, power systems are going through considerable changes to both the power consumption side as well as the power generation side. The power system planners are faced with growing challenges in maintaining acceptable level of …
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A simulation-based assessment of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle architectures
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are vehicles that utilize power from both an internal combustion engine and an electric battery that can be recharged from the grid. Simulations of series, parallel, and split-architecture PHEVs, as well as parallel and split PHEVs with ultracapacitors, were …
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The Benefits of EcoRouting for a Parallel Plug-In Hybrid Camaro
EcoRouting refers to the determination of a route that minimizes vehicle energy consumption compared to traditional routing methods, which usually attempt to minimize travel time. EcoRoutes typically increase travel time and in some cases this increase is constrained for a viable route. While …
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Plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles in South Africa: market forecasts
This paper uses diffusion modeling to forecast the sales of Plug-in Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicles (PH/BEVs) in South Africa. First the potential benefits of PH/BEVs in South Africa are scrutinized. The global PH/BEV market is analyzed along with the goals and enticement policies of the …
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Model-Based Design of a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control Strategy
For years the trend in the automotive industry has been toward more complex electronic control systems. The number of electronic control units (ECUs) in vehicles is ever increasing as is the complexity of communication networks among the ECUs. Increasing fuel economy standards and the increasing …
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Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Impacts on a Central California Residential Distribution Circuit
<p>The adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) as a means of transportation over conventionally fueled vehicles introduces new challenges to the existing infrastructure of the electrical transmission and distribution system. PHEV battery charging can represent a significant power demand …
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Development of a Supervisory Control Unit for a Series Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
<p>A Series PHEV was chosen, as ERAU's entry into EcoCAR2 through a multidisciplinary architecture selection process. The series architecture was chosen for its mechanical feasibility, consumer acceptability and its performance on energy consumption simulations. The Series PHEV architecture was …
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Charge Scheduling of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) for Minimized Li-ion Battery Degradation
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) are being touted as one of the most important technological advancements that will help make the smart grid a reality. The Vehicle to Grid (V2G) feature of PHEVs has the potential to help both the PHEV user as well as the electric utilities. However, overuse …
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Prospects for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the United States : a general equilibrium analysis
The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) could significantly contribute to reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from personal vehicle transportation in the United States over the next century, depending on the cost-competitiveness of the vehicle, the relative cost of refined fuels and …
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Traction and Launch Control for a Rear-Wheel-Drive Parallel-Series Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
<p>Hybrid vehicles are becoming the future of automobiles leading into the all-electric generation of vehicles. Electric vehicles come with a great increase in torque at lower RPM resulting in the issue of transferring this torque to the ground effectively. In this thesis, a method is presented for …
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A Data Driven Real Time Control Strategy for Power Management of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
During the past two decades desperate need for energy-efficient vehicles which has less emission have led to a great attention to and development of electrified vehicles like pure electric, Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs). Resultantly, a great amount of …
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GaN-Based High-Efficiency, High-Density, High-Frequency Battery Charger for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
… the power density of battery chargers for the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Gallium nitride (GaN) devices are used to increase switching frequency and shrink passive components. An innovative DC link reduction technique is proposed and several practical design issues are solved. A …
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Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Supervisory Control Strategy Considerations for Engine Exhaust Emissions and Fuel Use
Defining key parameters for a charge sustaining supervisory (torque split) control strategy as well as an engine and catalyst warm-up strategy for a Split Parallel Architecture Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (SPA E-REV) is accomplished through empirically and experimentally measuring vehicle …
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Supervisory Controls Strategy to Reduce Utility Factor Weighted Criteria Emissions for a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
<p>Criteria emission reduction techniques are being more sought out in the automotive industry due to current government regulation for light duty vehicles. Parallel-series plug in hybrid electric vehicles can have multiple strategies to balance emissions and fuel consumption. Common controls …
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