Title: The impact of vehicle usage and recharging infrastructure on the energy storage requirements of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

Authors: Gabriel Standley, James Marco, Baekhyun Cho

Addresses: Department of Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, UK. ' Department of Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, UK. ' AVL Powertrain UK Ltd, Hybrid Vehicle Technologies, Langdale House, Sable Way, Southfields Business Park, Basildon, Essex, SS15 6SR, UK

Abstract: The research presented within this paper focuses on the real-world measurement and analysis of the energy demands of different drivers, taking into account their daily journey profile, their driving style and also the road type and level of traffic congestion experienced. Based on this data, a number of conclusions are made as to the energy storage requirements of a hypothetical Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Case studies are presented in which it is shown that variations in the weight and volume of the required battery pack may be as high as 55%, as different end-users are considered during urban driving. In addition, it is shown how a 53% reduction in battery weight and volume may be realised with the support of an appropriate infrastructure for battery recharging.

Keywords: hybrid electric vehicles; plug-in HEVs; PHEV; recharging infrastructure; energy storage; drive cycles; journey profile; driving style; road type; traffic congestion; battery packs; battery weight; battery volume; battery recharging.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEHV.2010.033699

International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, 2010 Vol.2 No.3, pp.222 - 239

Received: 16 Nov 2009
Accepted: 07 Jan 2010
Published online: 18 Jun 2010 *

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