Title: Analysis of different control strategies for the simultaneous reduction of CO₂ and NO_x emissions of a diesel hybrid passenger car

Authors: Federico Millo; Carlo V. Ferraro; Luciano Rolando

Addresses: Dipartimento di Energetica, Politecnico di Torino, c.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy ' Dipartimento di Energetica, Politecnico di Torino, c.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy ' Dipartimento di Energetica, Politecnico di Torino, c.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy

Abstract: Different control strategies for a diesel parallel hybrid passenger car were evaluated through numerical simulations. Two different control strategies were analysed: the first focused on fuel consumption minimisation, the second on NO_x emissions cuts. Each of these goals was addressed through two different methodologies, the first based on a group of heuristic laws, the second focused on the instantaneous minimisation of a cost function that takes into account both the fuel and battery energies. A first assessment of the potential of a diesel hybrid passenger car as far as fuel consumption and NO_x emissions reductions are concerned was obtained.

Keywords: hybrid electric vehicles; diesel parallel HEVs; fuel consumption minimisation; NOx emissions; emissions reduction; CO2 emissions; carbon emissions; carbon dioxide; control strategy; battery energy; nitrogen oxides.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2012.047393

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 2012 Vol.58 No.2/3/4, pp.427 - 448

Received: 01 Dec 2010
Accepted: 13 May 2011
Published online: 31 Dec 2014 *

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