Title: Design of an energy management scheme for a series-hybrid powertrain in heavy-duty vehicle applications

Authors: Matti Liukkonen; Jussi Suomela; Seppo J. Ovaska

Addresses: Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, P.O. Box 13000, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland ' Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, P.O. Box 13000, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland ' Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, P.O. Box 13000, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland

Abstract: This paper presents a systematic and efficient design method for an energy management scheme of a series-hybrid powertrain. Different fuel-cell powertrain topologies are briefly introduced and their advantages as well as disadvantages discussed in perspective of heavy-duty vehicle applications. Plant models and energy management algorithms for a modern powertrain sizing approach are described with mathematical descriptions and aid of an energetic macroscopic representation, because of a need for detailed alternative powertrain design descriptions to educate new engineers to electrify vehicle systems in upcoming decades. Therefore, the paper illustrates a design space of the powertrain with a fuel-cell system buffered by passive battery and active ultracapacitor packs. Furthermore, a time-domain simulation and input parameter sensitivity analysis of the energy management scheme is presented, specifically - for interest of practising powertrain engineers aiming for series-hybrid powertrain adoption in demanding applications.

Keywords: energetic macroscopic representation; EMR; energy management; fuel cells; heavy-duty vehicles; powertrain sizing; plant modelling; series-hybrid powertrains; time-domain simulation; heavy vehicles; powertrain design; electric vehicles; passive battery packs; active ultracapacitor packs.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPT.2015.067458

International Journal of Powertrains, 2015 Vol.4 No.1, pp.53 - 70

Accepted: 19 May 2014
Published online: 13 Feb 2015 *

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