Title: The powertrain domain in electric and hybrid vehicles

Authors: Juan José Valera; Alberto Peña

Addresses: Department of Electronic Product, Tecnalia – Industry and Transport Division, Parque Tecnológico, Ed: 202, E-48170-Zamudio, Spain. ' Department of Electronic Product, Tecnalia – Industry and Transport Division, Parque Tecnológico, Ed: 202, E-48170-Zamudio, Spain

Abstract: The electrification of road transport is opening new opportunities and challenges to the automotive industry. The design and development of high performance, low weight-size and cost, reliable, safe and high energy efficient electric/hybrid powertrains are crucial for the successful introduction of the new generation of electric and hybrid vehicles in the market. An overview of the electric/hybrid powertrain subsystems including its control functions is presented in this paper. In addition, some considerations for the design-development-testing through the V-model of the powertrain electronic control units are also outlined, where the current application standards and regulatory laws are reviewed.

Keywords: hybrid electric vehicles; HEVs; hybrid vehicles; powertrain subsystems; powertrain control; powertrain management; model-based design; model-based development; model-based testing; safety; electronic control units; vehicle design; modelling.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEHV.2012.047872

International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, 2012 Vol.4 No.1, pp.93 - 109

Received: 11 Jan 2012
Accepted: 09 May 2012
Published online: 15 Apr 2015 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article