Analysis of vehicle fuel efficiency and survival patterns for the prediction of total energy consumption from ground transportation in Korea

In this study, correlation between vehicle fuel efficiency and total fuel energy consumption is analyzed to support the energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction master plan in Korea. The background and highlights of recently amended fuel economy regulations and fuel efficiency labeling standards in Korea are also introduced. 18 representative vehicle groups, classified by class, type, size, and fuel, are selected by investigating vehicle distribution statistics based on market penetration and registration data sets in order to reflect and predict total fuel energy consumption in the overall ground transportation sector in Korea. Validity of the vehicle survival patterns modeled and vehicle classification rules are confirmed by comparing national fuel energy consumption statistics to the total amount of fuel consumed by each selected representative vehicle group. The latter figures are approximated from representative number of registrations, weighted average fuel economy, and average annual distance traveled.     

Development of equivalent fuel consumption minimization strategy for hybrid electric vehicles

Power distribution between an internal combustion engine and electric motors is one of main features of hybrid electric vehicles that improves their fuel economy. An equivalent fuel consumption minimization strategy can instantaneously identify the optimal power distribution by converting the battery power into the equivalent fuel power and minimizing the overall fuel consumption. To guarantee the effectiveness of the strategy, it is essential to find the proper value of the conversion factor used to obtain the equivalent fuel power. However, finding the proper value is not a straightforward process because it is necessary to consider the overall power conversion efficiencies and battery charge sustaining strategy for the target driving cycle in advance. In this study, a model-based parameter optimization method is introduced to find the optimal conversion factor. A hybrid electric vehicle simulation model capable of estimating fuel consumption was developed, and the optimal conversion factor was discovered using a genetic algorithm that evaluates its population members using the simulation model. A series of simulations and vehicle tests was conducted to verify the effectiveness of the optimized strategy, and the results show a distinct improvement in fuel economy.     

Comparative study between Korea and UK: relationship between driving style and real-world fuel consumption

It is known that differences in driving styles have a significant impact on fuel efficiency and driving styles are affected by various factors such as driver characteristics, street environment, traffic situation, vehicle performance, and weather conditions. However, existing knowledge about the relationship between driving style and fuel consumption is limited. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the relationship beteen driving style and fuel consumption. The analysis presented in this paper used data from three on-road experiments were conducted independently in two different countries, i.e. South Korea and the United Kingdom. In this study, 91 participants, consisting 44 UK drivers and 47 Korean drivers, were asked to drive approximately 28 km of UK road and 21 km of Korean road, respectively. Driving data, including real-time fuel consumption, vehicle speed, and acceleration pedal usage were collected. The results suggested that driving styles including average vehicle speed and average throttle position were highly correlated with the real-world fuel consumption, and the cultural factors, e.g. road environment, traffic design, and driver’s characteristics affected the driving styles and, consequently, fuel efficiency.     

混合动力汽车转矩分配策略优化研究

以搭载改型后的Atkinson循环发动机并带有双离合器的单轴并联式混合动力三厢轿车为研究对象,采用逻辑门限值控制方法对发动机和电机的转矩进行合理分配,使混合动力系统在各种行驶工况模式下能够实时切换到高效工作区;引入各个驾驶工况模式控制策略的瞬时优化算法,进一步提高混合动力总成系统的整体效率。仿真和试验对比分析表明,提出的控制策略能够有效地降低NEDC循环工况百公里油耗,提高了搭载Atkinson循环发动机混合动力汽车的燃油经济性。     

基于烟花算法的PHEV能量管理策略参数优化

为改善插电式混合动力汽车(PHEV)的燃油经济性,提出一种基于规则的能量管理策略.结合智能网联汽车技术,利用烟花算法(F WA)结合系统约束条件,对能量管理策略参数进行优化,以求使车辆在变化的路况下能耗最低.为减轻沉重运算负荷,设计了一种事件触发机制来控制优化操作的启停.当车辆油耗超过预设上限则开始优化,一旦油耗满足预...     

功率分流混合动力全速域工作模式切换规则优化

针对某功率分流混合动力汽车,探讨了既定模式转矩分配策略未知情况下全速域工作模式切换规则的优化问题。先在既定模式转矩分配策略未知的前提下,将等效燃油消耗与样本数字特征相结合,计算了不同荷电状态（SOC）值下各工作模式在所有可行工作点的基准综合燃油消耗率。以整车燃油经济性为优化目标,确定不同SOC值下所有可行工作点的最佳工作模式,进而得出基于车速、车轮端需求转矩、SOC值的优化后全速域工作模式切换规则,以满足不同工况下的工作模式选择需求。之后,不考虑模式切换过程对整车驾驶平顺性的影响,搭建了模式切换实施模型。再以4个新欧洲驾驶循环（NEDC）工况所构成的组合工况为目标行驶工况,将优化后全速域工作模式切换规则和传统基于逻辑门限的全速域工作模式切换规则分别应用于基于规则的能量管理策略,进行了整车燃油经济性仿真与台架试验验证。仿真结果表明：在不改变既定模式转矩分配策略的条件下,与基于逻辑门限的全速域工作模式切换规则情况相比,所提出的既定模式转矩分配策略未知情况下全速域工作模式切换规则优化方法至少可使整车燃油经济性提高7.33%。台架试验结果进一步表明,该优化方法至少可使整车燃油经济性提高6.17%。由此可见,所提出的既定模式转矩分配策略未知情况下全速域工作模式切换规则优化方法对整车燃油经济性具有较好的改善效果。     

汽车发动机油耗重复测试精度差的解决办法

本文提出了发动机油耗测试新方法，在发动机电控台架上经两年的实验使用证明，重复测试精度在５‰－１０‰之间，效果较好。     

基于新能源高频大数据的驾驶行为与能耗分析

近年来,在新能源汽车示范推广和财政补贴的大背景下,我国新能源汽车产业快速发展。但与传统燃油车相比,新能源汽车的技术成熟度尚且不足,在研发、运行阶段仍存在诸多问题等待解决,其中能耗和续航问题的关注度尤为突出。本文基于车载终端采集到的新能源高频大数据,提取能够反映驾驶行为精细时空变化特征的特征参数集,采用主成分分析方法将特征参数集进行优化,利用K-means算法实现驾驶行为的自动分级,并分析了不同级别驾驶行为的能耗分布情况。分析结果表明,驾驶行为影响新能源汽车能耗水平,其中平稳驾驶对应的能耗较低,对新能源汽车产品升级和用户驾驶习惯优化具有一定的参考价值。     

Optimal fuel-cut driving method for better fuel economy

Eco-drive methods are being applied in modern passenger cars in the form of LCD displays showing real-time fuel consumption rates. The eco-drive is one of the most promising methods to enhance the fuel economy of vehicles. The ecodrive method can be made more effective by using the fuel-cut function. The fuel is not injected when the driver does not depress the gas pedal of a vehicle with engine speeds higher than approximately 1,500 rpm above the mid-vehicle speed range. This function is known as the fuel-cut function, and almost every modern vehicle is equipped with this function. The fuel-cut is most frequently activated on downhill sections of highway. Therefore, the CO₂ exhausted from the vehicle can be zero in this downhill section. In this study, the fuel-cut function is simulated with CRUISE of AVL to find the most effective driving pattern in downhill sections. Simulations with the CRUISE software showed that the lower limit of the vehicle speed for fuelcut should be raised to improve fuel economy on steeper downhill sections. The fuel economy can be optimized when the fuelcut coasting and reacceleration is completed in the downhill part of the road. The simulation result was also compared to previous test results. Fuel consumption was reduced by approximately 4% in both the experimental and simulated results for the West Coast Highway in South Korea.     

基于遗传蚁群算法的履带式混合动力车辆控制策略参数优化

针对控制策略参数优化中存在的问题,提出一种基于遗传蚁群算法的履带式混合动力车辆整车控制策略参数优化的新方法。基于优化设计的思想,以最小燃油消耗量为目标函数,建立控制参数优化问题的数学模型,然后结合遗传算法和蚁群算法各自的优点提出一种遗传蚁群优化算法,并对控制策略参数优化问题进行数值求解。结果表明,优化后车辆燃油消耗减少14.9%,说明该方法可以找到一组全局最优的参数,大大缩短控制参数的实车标定时间。     

基于规则的HEV逻辑门限控制策略

混合动力汽车的控制策略对汽车运行时各性能十分重要,也对汽车油耗的高低有着重要的意义。文章以混合动力客车为基础,对其运行中的几种工作模式进行了分析。然后根据汽车的行驶车速下限、实时车速及电池状态,制定了基于规则的逻辑门限控制策略。最后,在CRUISE中搭建了整车模型,并嵌入控制策略完成仿真。结果表明：文章制定的控制策略满足了汽车经济性能,是正确合理的。     

手动挡汽车起停系统技术与应用

介绍了某款手动挡车起停系统的开发应用,包括系统方案、起停零部件开发、起停控制逻辑、油耗对比试验。试验结果证明,采用起停技术后车辆在市区工况油耗可以降低至少6.5%,可以满足第三阶段油耗要求(7.7L/100km),证明起停技术是一种有效的整车节油手段,可以用于大批量生产。     

碳平衡法燃油消耗量测试仪的开发

介绍了我国燃油消耗量测量方法标准以及常见的汽车燃油消耗量测量方法,阐述了碳平衡法的基本原理,在CVS(定容取样法)基础上提出开式排气稀释取样系统;针对当前车辆燃油消耗量测量操作不便的问题,根据碳平衡法燃油消耗量测量原理,建立了采用流量计的碳平衡法汽车燃油消耗量测量模型及测量系统;分析研究了燃油密度、氢碳比、排气成分以及整个系统的同步和负荷测试对测量结果的影响,在实车上进行试验验证,与油耗仪实测结果进行了对比。结果表明,该方法具有较高的精度及稳定性,为车辆燃油消耗量的不解体测量提供了理论依据及应用可能性。     

Development of route information based driving control algorithm for a range-extended electric vehicle

A route information based driving control algorithm was developed for an RE-EV which consists of two motorgenerators, MG1 and MG2. A threshold power which controls the engine on/off to charge the battery was obtained by an optimization process using route information, such as the vehicle velocity and altitude. The threshold power allows the vehicle to travel to the final destination while making the final battery SOC close to SOC _low. Using the threshold power, route based control (RBC) was proposed by considering the driver’s characteristics and traffic conditions using the driving data base. In addition, a relationship between the threshold power and various initial battery SOC was obtained by off-line optimization. The performance of the RBC was evaluated by simulation and human-in-the-loop simulation (HILS) for city driving. It was found from the simulation and HILS results that the RBC achieved approximately 4 % to 12 % reduction in fuel consumption compared to the existing charge depleting/charge sustaining (CD/CS) driving control.     

功率混合型燃料电池汽车动力系统的恒压式能量分配算法

分析了功率混合型燃料电池汽车动力系统的特征,给出了功率混合型动力系统能量分配算法的实用设计原则,阐述了该型动力系统适用的恒压能量分配方式,并依据提出的设计原则进行了能量分配算法设计。在燃料电池城市客车“清能3号”的应用中,又提出一种分模式控制解决方案。实验证明,所设计的算法能综合考虑动力系统的部件安全性、动力性和经济性,具有一定的应用价值。     

Development of a driving cycle for the measurement of fuel consumption and exhaust emissions of automobiles in Bangkok during peak periods

The exhaust emissions and fuel consumption rates of newly registered automobiles in Thailand are currently assessed using the standard driving cycle of the Economic Commission of Europe (ECE). Because of the highly different driving conditions, the assessment results may not reflect realistic amounts of emissions and fuel consumption for vehicles in Bangkok traffic, which is well known for its congestion. The objective of this study is therefore to develop a new driving cycle for vehicles traveling on Bangkok’s main roads during peak traffic hours. This paper first presents the development of a method for selecting representative road routes with traffic conditions that are representative of traffic in Bangkok for conducting real-world driving speed data collection. These real-world data are obtained by driving a car equipped with a speed-time data logger along those selected road routes. Several driving characteristics, including various profiles of microtrips, are analyzed from the collected speed-time data, and a number of target driving parameters are then defined for use as a set of criteria to justify the best driving cycle. A procedure for generating driving cycles from the analyzed real-driving data is also developed, and the method to select the cycle that is most representative of Bangkok traffic is described. Comparisons found in the study show that the target driving parameters of the newly developed driving cycle are much closer to those obtained from the real-world measured data than those calculated from the presently used European drive cycle. This would imply that the obtained driving cycle will produce more realistic results of the emissions and fuel consumption assessment tests for vehicles traveling in Bangkok. The methods developed in this study for route selection and driving cycle construction can easily be adopted by other big cities to develop their own vehicle driving cycles. Furthermore, although the developed methods are for passenger cars, similar approaches can be applied to develop driving cycles for other types of vehicle, such as city buses and pick-up trucks.     

智能车经济性起步车速规划研究

智能车的车速决策影响燃油经济性。以起步阶段加速工况的燃油经济性为优化目标,建立了瞬态燃油消耗模型,并提出了基于该模型的经济性换挡规律制定方法;根据车辆纵向动力学方程,建立了基于前向欧拉离散方法的车速状态转移方程,以及确定相应的初末约束条件、边界条件;基于动态规划最优性原理,提出了智能车起步过程的经济性车速规划方法,建立了基于速度状态搜索策略;根据Matlab/Simulink和CarSim联合仿真,对比了典型驾驶员速度跟随模式的燃油消耗水平,结果表明,基于动态规划优化后的经济性车速及相应的挡位序列具有良好的节油特性,可为智能车经济驾驶的车速规划及挡位规划提供指导。     

燃油经济模式的蓄电池电压控制系统研究

铅酸蓄电池通过化学能和电能的转换,能够为车辆储存电能和释放电能。如果蓄电池电量充足,在进入燃油经济模式后,可以通过控制蓄电池工作电压,使其放电为用电器供电,减少燃油消耗。本文在分析蓄电池工作原理和燃油经济模式特点的基础上,研究了基于反馈控制的蓄电池电压控制系统,设计了最优充电电压控制算法,并通过车辆在燃油经济模式的试验进行验证,进而优化参数设计,使系统和算法更加合理和稳健。     

基于增益功率燃油系数的HEV能量管理策略

为了优化等效燃油最小能量管理策略的节油效果，以适用于工程批量应用为导向，制定基于增益功率燃油系数的混合动力汽车(HEV)能量管理策略。基于瞬时优化原理，提出基于增益功率燃油系数的工作模式决策机制，根据电机发电或电动引起的发动机功率与燃油消耗率的变化关系，分别给出电机充电和放电模式下增益功率燃油系数的计算方法。考虑发动机扭矩瞬态快速变化对油耗的影响和电机及电池包充放电效率特性，提出发动机高效区域扭矩滞回控制方法，建立基于增益功率燃油系数的能量管理策略算法架构。基于MATLAB/Simulink搭建控制策略软件模型，通过转鼓试验台进行实车试验验证。研究结果表明：相对于等效燃油最小能量管理策略，基于增益功率燃油系数的能量管理策略提升了节油率和舒适性，在全球轻型汽车测试循环(WLTC)工况下的百公里油耗降低了约4.8%，发动机的启停次数降低了约53%；相对于有效燃油消耗率(BSFC)最优工作点控制方法，发动机高效区域滞回控制方法降低百公里油耗约1.8%；与采用基于动态规划的全局优化能量管理策略的仿真结果对比，在不能提前预知工况的条件下，制定的能量管理策略在WLTC工况与新标欧洲测试循环(NEDC)工况下的油耗与理论最优值差距均较小。     

燃料电池发动机氢耗量半经验动态模型

在氢耗量稳态特性模型基础上,通过试验研究,建立了燃料电池发动机氢耗量半经验动态模型,并对模型进行了试验验证。结果表明,该模型能反映燃料电池氢耗量的动态特性,精度较高,而且该模型具有结构简单,模型参数较少等特点,通过较少的试验数据即能获得模型中的参数,便于在车辆动力学仿真研究中应用。