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A Study of Fuel Economy Improvement in a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle using Engine on/off and Battery Charging Power Control Based on Driver Characteristics

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  • Seulgi Lee

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Chunchun-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon 440-746, Korea)

  • Jingyu Choi

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Chunchun-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon 440-746, Korea)

  • Kiyun Jeong

    (Korea Automotive Technology Institute, 330 Pungse-ro, Pungse-myeon, Cheonan-si, Chunggnam 330-910, Korea)

  • Hyunsoo Kim

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Chunchun-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon 440-746, Korea)

Abstract

In this study, driving data for various types of drivers are collected using a VIDE (virtual integrated driving environment), and a driver model is developed. To represent the driver tendencies quantitatively, the DDA (degree of driver aggression) is proposed based on fuzzy logic. DDA has a 0-1 value; the closer the DDA is to one, the more aggressive the driver. Using the DDA, an engine on/off and battery charging power control algorithm are developed to improve the fuel economy of a power-split-type plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The engine on/off control reduces the frequent engine on/off caused by aggressive driving, whereas the battery charging power control maintains the battery state of charge (SOC) by operating the engine according to the DDA. It is found that the proposed control algorithm improves fuel economy by 17.3% compared to the existing control for an aggressive driver.

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  • Seulgi Lee & Jingyu Choi & Kiyun Jeong & Hyunsoo Kim, 2015. "A Study of Fuel Economy Improvement in a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle using Engine on/off and Battery Charging Power Control Based on Driver Characteristics," Energies, MDPI, vol. 8(9), pages 1-21, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:8:y:2015:i:9:p:10106-10126:d:55827
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    1. Andrea Bonfiglio & Damiano Lanzarotto & Mario Marchesoni & Massimiliano Passalacqua & Renato Procopio & Matteo Repetto, 2017. "Electrical-Loss Analysis of Power-Split Hybrid Electric Vehicles," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-17, December.
    2. Jacek Pielecha & Kinga Skobiej & Przemyslaw Kubiak & Marek Wozniak & Krzysztof Siczek, 2022. "Exhaust Emissions from Plug-in and HEV Vehicles in Type-Approval Tests and Real Driving Cycles," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-38, March.

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