Bus vehicle hybridisation and its impacts on driving cycle fuel consumption
by Ali Mirmohammadi; Asghar Rashtbarzadeh
International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (IJEHV), Vol. 6, No. 1, 2014

Abstract: The paper aims to model a series hybrid bus and its parameters to size the hybrid vehicle powertrain and to examine the impact of hybridising a city bus with a diesel internal combustion engine on fuel consumption and air pollution. In this study, the series hybridising procedure is fulfilled on O457 city bus. First, the intended vehicle is modelled and simulated using ADVISOR software package in various driving cycles. A model of a diesel bus is simulated to validate the model, and the two models are compared with each other. Results of the study reveal that the hybridising procedure done on the above-mentioned bus has an acceptable performance, and that it can decrease fuel consumption by around 35%.

Online publication date: Wed, 18-Jun-2014

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (IJEHV):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

    Username:        Password:         

Forgotten your password?


Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com