Journal Article

·2014

Analyzing the Capacity Utilization Rate of Traction Motor Drives in Electric Vehicles with Real World Driving Cycles

Sadık Özdemir YTU , Onur Elma YTU , Fatih Acar YTU , Uğur Savaş Selamoğulları YTU

Abstract

This study presents real word drive cycles in Istanbul, Turkey and analyzes the impact of these real road conditions on the performance of an electric vehicle. For this purpose, five different drive cycles has been obtained by collecting data for different traffic conditions in Istanbul. Both the velocity of the vehicle and the gradient of the road are considered. Also, a simplified dynamic vehicle model is developed to estimate the traction power requirement of drive-train of the vehicle during start up and when it is in motion.

Keywords

Traction motor Automotive engineering Traction (geology) Electric vehicle Driving cycle Computer science Traction control system Electric motor Tractive force Power (physics) Engineering Electrical engineering Mechanical engineering

Subject Areas

Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies ·Automotive Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Vehicle emissions and performance ·Automotive Engineering ·Physical Sciences

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