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A STRATEGY TO BLEND SERIES AND PARALLEL MODES OF OPERATION IN A SERIES-PARALLEL 2-BY-2 HYBRID DIESEL/ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Picot, Nathan M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1189750096

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2007, Master of Science, University of Akron, Electrical Engineering.
The results of implementing a series-parallel control strategy for a heavily-hybridized parallel hybrid-electric vehicle are investigated. Simulation was used to estimate the effects of changing control strategy parameters on fuel economy, drive quality and tail-pipe emissions. A Simulink model of a heavily modified 2005 Chevrolet Equinox test vehicle equipped with a diesel internal combustion engine utilizing exhaust aftertreatments, two electric motors, and a series string of ultracapacitors was used for all simulations. Several control strategies were simulated using various drive cycles that represent a range of driving conditions and driver habits. No a priori drive cycle information was assumed to be available to the controller. The series-parallel control strategy was demonstrated through simulation to improve both fuel economy and drive quality when compared to the parallel control strategy. Further in-vehicle testing is necessary to determine the effects on emissions, but it was shown that choosing the ICE operating point to improve emissions results in near-optimal fuel economy when using either the parallel or the series-parallel control strategy.
Robert Veillette (Advisor)
337 p.
hybrid vehicle control; series-parallel hybrid vehicle; vehicle modeling and simulation; real-time; drivability; fuel economy; emissions

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  • Picot, N. M. (2007). A STRATEGY TO BLEND SERIES AND PARALLEL MODES OF OPERATION IN A SERIES-PARALLEL 2-BY-2 HYBRID DIESEL/ELECTRIC VEHICLE [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1189750096

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Picot, Nathan. A STRATEGY TO BLEND SERIES AND PARALLEL MODES OF OPERATION IN A SERIES-PARALLEL 2-BY-2 HYBRID DIESEL/ELECTRIC VEHICLE. 2007. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1189750096.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Picot, Nathan. "A STRATEGY TO BLEND SERIES AND PARALLEL MODES OF OPERATION IN A SERIES-PARALLEL 2-BY-2 HYBRID DIESEL/ELECTRIC VEHICLE." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1189750096

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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