Development of a control strategy based on the transmission efficiency with mechanical loss for a dual mode power split-type hybrid electric vehicle

In this study, a control strategy for a dual mode power split-type hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) is developed based on the powertrain efficiency. To evaluate the transmission characteristics of the dual mode power split transmission (PST), a mechanical loss model of the transmission (TM loss) is constructed. The transmission efficiency, including the TM loss, is evaluated for the dual mode PST. Two control strategies for the dual mode PST are proposed. An optimal operation line (OOL) control strategy is developed to maintain a high engine thermal efficiency by controlling the engine operation point on the OOL. A speed ratio (SR) control strategy is proposed to obtain a greater transmission efficiency by shifting the engine operation point when the dual mode PST operates near the mechanical points. Using the TM loss and the proposed control strategies, a vehicle performance simulation is conducted to evaluate the performance of the two control strategies for dual mode PST. The simulation results demonstrate that, for the SR control strategy, the engine efficiency decreases because the engine operates beyond the OOL. However, the transmission efficiency of the dual mode PST increases because the PST operates near the mechanical point where the PST shows the greatest transmission efficiency. Consequently, the fuel economy of the SR control strategy is improved by 3.8% compared with the OOL control strategy.     

Application of a modified thermostatic control strategy to parallel mild HEV for improving fuel economy in urban driving conditions

A modified thermostatic control strategy is applied to the powertrain control of a parallel mild hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) to improve fuel economy. This strategy can improve the fuel economy of a parallel mild HEV by operating internal combustion engine (ICE) in a high-efficiency region. Thus, in this study, experiments of a parallel mild HEV were conducted to analyze the characteristics of the hybrid electric powertrain and a numerical model is developed for the vehicle. Based on the results, the thermostatic control strategy was modified and applied to the vehicle model. Also, battery protection logic by using electrochemical battery model is applied because the active usage of battery by thermostatic control strategy can damage the battery. The simulation results of the vehicle under urban driving conditions show that the thermostatic control strategy can improve the vehicle’s fuel economy by 3.7 % compared with that of the conventional strategy. The results also suggest that the trade-off between the fuel economy improvement by efficient ICE operation and the battery life reduction by active battery usage should be carefully investigated when a thermostatic control strategy is applied to a parallel mild HEV.     

影响并联混合动力电动汽车发动机在高效区工作的因素

通过对并联混合动力电动汽车(PHEV)的仿真和对发动机工作点在发动机效率map图中分布情况的分析，研究了影响PHEV的发动机在高效区工作的因素。研究表明：驱动系统能量管理和控制策略对PHEV的发动机在高效区工作的影响最为显著，其次是换挡策略、循环工况以及发动机高效区的位置和分布的影响。     

混联式混合动力电动汽车动力总成的优化匹配与监控

提出一种根据所用监控策略,在大设计空间内搜寻混合动力电动汽车(HEV)多能源动力总成最优机电拓扑布局和机电匹配方案的一套方法,并由此构建了基于内燃机、电机等元件“可缩放”子模型,面向HEV动力总成的系统动力学仿真平台。利用该平台,对采用目标函数瞬时最优监控策略的混联式HEV动力总成进行机电优化匹配取得了满意效果。     

Development of an auxiliary mode powertrain for hybrid electric scooter

This paper proposes a design and implementation of an auxiliary mode, hybrid electric scooter (HES) by means of more cost-effective way for improving scooter’s performance and efficiency. The HES is built in a parallel hybrid configuration with a 24V 370W auxiliary power electric motor, a 24V 20AH battery, and an electronically controlled fuel injection internal combustion engine (ICE) scooter. In contrast to hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), the issues concerning cost, volume, and reliability are even more rigorous when developing hybrid electric scooters (HESs). Therefore, the drive topology and control strategy used in HEV cannot be applied to HES directly. In order to hasten the developing phase and achieve the parametric tune-up of the HES component, a dynamic simulation model for the HES is developed here. Because the powertrain system is complex and nonlinear in nature, the simulation model utilizes mathematical models in tandem with accumulated experimental data. The method about the mathematical model construction, analysis and simulation of the hybrid powertrain used in a scooter are fully described. The efficacy of the model was verified experimentally on a scooter chassis dynamometer and the performance of the proposed hybrid powertrain is studied using the developed model under a representative urban driving cycle. Finally, Simulation and experimental results confirm the feasibility and prosperity of the proposed hybrid HES and indicate that the designed hybrid system can improve the fuel consumption rate up to 15% compared with the original scooter.     

混合动力轿车动力总成控制系统的研发

开发了一种并联式HEV的动力总成控制系统,可实现HEV能量管理和状态切换控制。动力总成控制系统在硬件在环测试中进行了功能验证和调试,在实际路面上进行了实车功能和性能试验。实车试验结果表明所研发的动力总成控制策略具有良好的控制品质,能够满足混合动力电动汽车的使用要求。     

CA6100SH8并联混合动力客车工作模式与功率分配研究

以一汽自主开发的CA6100SH8并联混合动力客车为例,简要介绍其总成构型方案和控制系统原理;详细论述了混合动力客车的各种工作模式和各种模式的输入条件、输出结果,以及各种模式中发动机、电机之间的功率分配算法。最后基于离线仿真和整车试验验证了上述工作模式和功率分配算法的正确性。     

基于MPC555高性能32位单片机的混合动力汽车工况控制研究

介绍了基于NPC555的混合动力汽车动力总成控制系统的组成，阐述了其底层驱动模块、状态转换判断模块、电机驱动模块、内燃机单独驱动模块、内燃机与电机联和驱动模块、串联驱动模块、制动能量回收模块等的功能。试验表明，该控制系统可以实现混合动力汽车运行工况控制。     

Simulation of a powertrain system for the diesel hybrid electric bus

The plug-in hybrid electric bus (HEB) is designed to overcome the vulnerable driving range and performance limitations of a purely electric vehicle (EV) and have an improved fuel economy and lower exhaust emissions than those of a conventional bus and convention HEBs. The control strategy of the plug-in parallel HEB??s complicated connected propulsion system is one of the most significant factors for achieving a higher fuel economy and lower exhaust emissions than those of the HEV. The proposed powertrain control strategy has flexibility in adapting to the battery??s state of charge (SOC), exhaust emissions, classified driving patterns, driving conditions, and engine temperature. Simulation is required to model hybrid powertrain systems and test and develop powertrain control strategies for the plug-in parallel HEB. This paper describes the simulation analysis tools, powertrain components?? models and modifications, simulation procedure, and simulation results.     

基于瞬时优化的HEV控制策略

以一种充电保持型并联式混合动力电动汽车（hybrid electrical vehicle，HEV）为具体对象，研究以瞬时等效燃油经济性和排放性能为综合优化目标的控制策略。该策略以传动系统的能量转换效率和排放“效率”作为评价燃油经济性和排放的指标来建立优化目标方程，通过基于HEV整车及动力总成相关数学模型所建立的Matlab／Simulink仿真优化平台，搜寻出全部转速一转矩需求条件下动力总成各元件的理想能量分配及相应档位，并以MAP图的形式存储于车载监控器中。监控器根据HEV荷电保持的设计要求，按瞬时工况调用这些MAP图，以简单查表计算方式对理想值实时地作适当修正和调整。所述监控策略的有效性、实时性通过若干典型行驶工况仿真及实车应用得以证实，展现出良好的实用价值。     

混合动力控制策略对催化转化率影响的研究

在NEDC循环工况下,研究了采用400目催化转化器的混合动力汽车的动力控制策略对其催化转化器的转化效率的影响。研究表明,怠速停机后,残余排放物附着在气缸及排气管内,在发动机重新启动后,会造成催化转化器过载,从而使转化率下降;在加速断油过程中,由于没有燃油喷射,新鲜空气被直接排入排气管,造成排气管内氧浓度的增加,从而影响NOx的转化。更换600目催化转化器后,催化转化率有明显改善,但仍不能根除控制策略对转化率的影响。     

Analysis of a regenerative braking system for Hybrid Electric Vehicles using an Electro-Mechanical Brake

The regenerative braking system of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) is a key technology that can improve fuel efficiency by 20∼50%, depending on motor size. In the regenerative braking system, the electronically controlled brake subsystem that directs the braking forces into four wheels independently is indispensable. This technology is currently found in the Electronic Stability Program (ESP) and in Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC). As braking technologies progress toward brake-by-wire systems, the development of Electro-Mechanical Brake (EMB) systems will be very important in the improvement of both fuel consumption and vehicle safety. This paper investigates the modeling and simulation of EMB systems for HEVs. The HEV powertrain was modeled to include the internal combustion engine, electric motor, battery and transmission. The performance simulation for the regenerative braking system of the HEV was performed using MATLAB/Simulink. The control performance of the EMB system was evaluated via the simulation of the regenerative braking of the HEV during various driving conditions.     

单轴并联式混合动力总成的设计

设计完成了驱动电机与电控共轨柴油机结合而成的混合动力汽车动力总成,该总成用于单轴并联式混合动力汽车。驱动电机既是电驱动装置,又是起动、发电一体化系统(ISG),基于MC 68H9S12DP256B单片机,研制了该总成的控制系统,通过CAN总线实现了联合控制,以电池充放电平衡和发动机燃油经济性为基础,应用了一种模糊逻辑控制策略,实现了混合动力系统的扭矩分配与不同工作模式以及模式间的切换,该总成能够在所要求的工作模式下运转。     

Topological analysis of powertrains for refuse-collecting vehicles based on real routes–Part I: Hybrid hydraulic powertrain

In this two-part paper, a topological analysis of powertrains for refuse-collecting vehicles (RCVs) based on the simulation of different architectures (internal combustion engine, hybrid electric, and hybrid hydraulic) on real routes is proposed. In this first part, a characterization of a standard route is performed, analyzing the average power consumption and the most frequent working points of an internal combustion engine (ICE) in real routes. This information is used to define alternative powertrain architectures. A hybrid hydraulic powertrain architecture is proposed and modelled. The proposed powertrain model is executed using two different control algorithms, with and without predictive strategies, with data obtained from real routes. A calculation engine (an algorithm which runs the vehicle models on real routes), is presented and used for simulations. This calculation engine has been specifically designed to analyze if the different alternative powertrain delivers the same performance of the original ICE. Finally, the overall performance of the different architectures and control strategies are summarized into a fuel and energy consumption table, which will be used in the second part of this paper to compare with the different architectures based on hybrid electric powertrain. The overall performance of the different architectures indicates that the use of a hybrid hydraulic powertrain with simple control laws can reduce the fuel consumption up to a 14 %.     

燃料电池混合动力汽车动力系统匹配与优化研究

首先,基于中国客车典型循环工况对燃料电池混合动力系统进行匹配计算,确定了电动机、燃料电池发动机和蓄电池的基本参数;然后基于中国客车典型循环工况,建立燃料电池混合动力系统的优化模型,采用序列二次规划算法进行优化,分析了各种参数对整车燃料经济性的影响,包括燃料电池发动机与动力蓄电池之间的功率分配比、SOC的初始值与目标值、变速器传动比及传动比间隔以及主减速比等,为燃料电池混合动力汽车的构型提供指导。     

基于CAN总线的AMT控制器研究

以某混合动力电动大客车应用为例,设计开发了基于CAN总线的AMT控制系统。开发了基于H桥电路执行机构的电动机驱动电路和基于PID的控制程序。仿真及试验表明,该控制系统具有良好的稳定性和实用性,为混合动力电动汽车的多能源动力总成实现自动能量分配提供了可能。     

Optimization of power management among an engine,battery and ultra-capacitor for a series HEV: A dynamic programming application

In a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) system, it is an important issue on how to distribute the output power from multiple power generating components to operate a vehicle more efficiently. Many studies have been conducted on how to manage multiple power sources of a vehicle based on various optimization theories. In this study, an algorithm to calculate the optimization of a series HEV that has three power generating components, engine, battery and ultra-capacitor, is developed based on dynamic programming. Normally dynamic programming is applied to the optimization of power management and components sizing by estimating potential fuel economy for electrified vehicle such as HEV, Plug-in HEV or Fuelcell HEV. In contrast with most objective systems that have only two power generating components, the system in this study has three power sources. Since the system has three power sources, the number of state and control variables of optimization problem increases. Therefore the number of calculations increases unreasonably. To decrease the number and time of calculations, a new electric model that contains the both characteristics of battery and ultra-capacitor is developed with some assumptions. In comparison with the optimization algorithm which follows the theory of DP with no assumptions, the results from the newly developed algorithm has 1.04 % discrepancy in terms of fuel economy, even though the calculation time decreases to 4400 times less.     

Economic value and utility of a powertrain system for a plug-in parallel diesel hybrid electric bus

This research is the first to develop a design for a powertain system of a plug-in parallel diesel hybrid electric bus equipped with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and presents a new design paradigm of the plug-in hybrid electric bus (HEB). The criteria and method for selecting and sizing powertrain components equipped in the plug-in HEB are presented. The plug-in HEB is designed to overcome the vulnerable limitations of driving range and performance of a purely electric vehicle (EV) and to improve fuel economy and exhaust emissions of conventional bus and conventional HEBs. The control strategy of the complicated connected propulsion system in the plug-in parallel HEB is one of the most significant factors in achieving higher fuel economy and lower exhaust emissions of the HEV. In this research, a new optimal control strategy concept is proposed against existing rule-based control strategies. The optimal powertrain control strategy is obtained through two steps of optimizations: tradeoff optimization for emission control and energy flow optimization based on the instantaneous optimization technique. The proposed powertrain control strategy has the flexibility to adapt to battery SOC, exhaust emission amount, classified driving pattern, driving condition, and engine temperature. The objective of the optimal control strategy is to optimize the fuel consumption, electricity use, and exhaust emissions proper to the performance targets. The proposed control strategy was simulated to prove its validity by using analysis simulation tool ADVISOR (advanced vehicle simulator).     

增程式电动汽车动力系统参数匹配及控制策略优化

针对增程式电动汽车动力系统参数匹配的问题,在Simulink-Cruise联合仿真平台上建立了用于匹配设计的整车初始模型,提出了基于典型工况统计分析的匹配设计方法,对增程式动力系统进行了稳态匹配。为了进一步验证设计参数的合理性,采用恒温式定点控制策略和CD-CS型最优曲线功率跟随控制策略进行了仿真对比分析,验证了匹配参数的合理性。以燃油经济性、发动机启停次数和平均充电电流为目标,基于粒子群算法对控制参数进行了多目标优化。优化结果表明,优化后的控制策略使整车在目标工况下的百公里综合油耗下降了7.2%,平均充电电流下降了3.1%,优化后的控制参数使整车性能和电池寿命都有所提升,为进一步的控制策略制定和优化奠定了基础。     

用于混合动力控制的汽油机动态转矩建模仿真

针对混合动力系统能量管理及动力平稳传递控制策略开发的需要,以MATLAB/SIMULINK仿真软件为工具,建立了发动机平均值模型,模型能够根据发动机转速和节气门开度实时计算出发动机的稳态和动态转矩。在发动机动态试验台上验证了该模型,表明模型达到了需要的计算精度和实时性要求。对给定的转矩曲线进行动态跟随时发动机的节气门开度变化情况进行了仿真分析。模型可用于混合动力控制策略开发中的仿真及在线转矩估计,为并联式混合动力系统能量分配和动态协调控制中的发动机转矩反馈提供了基础。