Drivability improvements for a single-motor parallel hybrid electric vehicle using robust controls

For a single-motor parallel hybrid electric vehicle, during mode transitions （especially the transition from electric drive mode to engine/parallel drive mode, which requires the clutch engagement）, the drivability of the vehicle will be signifi- cantly affected by a clutch torque induced disturbance, driveline oscillations and jerks which can occur without adequate controls. To improve vehicle drivability during mode transitions for a single-motor parallel hybrid electric vehicle, two controllers are proposed. The first controller is the engine-side controller for engine cranking/starting and speed synchronization. The second controller is the motor-side controller for achieving a smooth mode transition with reduced driveline oscillations and jerks under the clutch torque induced disturbance and system uncertainties. The controllers are all composed of a feed-forward control and a robust feedback control. The robust controllers are designed by using the mu synthesis method. In the design process, control- oriented system models that take account of various parameter uncertainties and un-modeled dynamics are used. The results of the simulation demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control algorithms.     

混联式混合动力客车逻辑控制策略研究

混合动力客车的控制策略决定整车的性能。分析某混联式混合动力客车的组成结构和基于逻辑控制的控制策略,建立相应的混联式混合动力客车仿真模型及其控制器,通过AVL/CRUISE和MATLAB/Simulink联合仿真分析,获得该车在中国典型城市公交工况下的动力性和百公里油耗。仿真结果表明,各主要部件能按照控制规则实现状态的合理切换,基于逻辑控制的控制策略能满足整车性能指标要求。     

四轮驱动混合动力电动汽车牵引力控制仿真

设计了四轮驱动混合动力电动汽车的构型,并根据其驱动特性制定了牵引力控制方式和协调控制策略,最后运用Matlab/Simulink对附着系数左右分离的特殊路面进行起步与全负荷加速仿真。仿真结果表明,四轮驱动混合动力电动汽车在牵引力控制系统作用下,其驱动性能得到明显的改善,且各控制器亦能根据不同路面和行车工况进行适当调节,保证了四轮驱动混合动力电动汽车的起步加速性、通过性和车身稳定性。     

Simulation research of energy management strategy for dual mode plug-in hybrid electrical vehicles

In this paper, a plug-in hybrid electrical vehicle (PHEV) is taken as the research object, and its dynamic performance and economic performance are taken as the research goals. Battery charge-sustaining (CS) period is divided into power mode and economy mode. Energy management strategy designing methods of power mode and economy mode are proposed. Maximum velocity, acceleration performance and fuel consumption are simulated during the CS period in the AVL CRUISE simulation environment. The simulation results indicate that the maximum velocity and acceleration time of the power mode are better than those in the economy mode. Fuel consumption of the economy mode is better than that in the power mode. Fuel consumption of PHEV during the CS period is further improved by using the methods proposed in this paper, and this is meaningful for research and development of PHEV.     

Study on performance of a packed bed latent heat thermal energy storage unit integrated with solar water heating system

INTRODUCTION Efforts of rational and effective energy man-agement, as well as environmental considerations, increase the interest in using renewable energy sources, especially solar energy. Because of discrep-ancy between the energy supply and demand in solar heating applications, a thermal energy storage (TES) device has to be used for the most effective utilization of the energy source. Energy storage combined with solar collectors and photovoltaic systems have been developed over the…