Title: Bus vehicle hybridisation and its impacts on driving cycle fuel consumption

Authors: Ali Mirmohammadi; Asghar Rashtbarzadeh

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran 1678815811, Iran ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran 1678815811, Iran

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%.

Keywords: hybrid electric vehicles; HEVs; hybrid vehicles; series hybrid bus; modelling; simulation; ADVISOR; powertrains; urban buses; city buses; diesel engines; fuel consumption; air pollution; driving cycles; hybrid buses; diesel engines.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEHV.2014.062801

International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, 2014 Vol.6 No.1, pp.14 - 30

Received: 28 Sep 2013
Accepted: 01 Dec 2013
Published online: 18 Jun 2014 *

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