Title: Design and optimisation of XAM 2.0 plug-in powertrain

Authors: A. Ferraris; S. Xu; A.G. Airale; M. Carello

Addresses: Politecnico di Torino – DIMEAS – Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 – 10129 Torino, Italy ' Politecnico di Torino – DIMEAS – Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 – 10129 Torino, Italy ' Politecnico di Torino – DIMEAS – Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 – 10129 Torino, Italy ' Politecnico di Torino – DIMEAS – Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 – 10129 Torino, Italy

Abstract: After the European Union Legislation set mandatory emission and consumption standards for 2020, an upgrade for personal mobility in cities has become a priority in the automotive sector. Electrification of the existing traditional car platforms while facing problems like weight repartition, battery cost and the weight to maintain the same performances is not feasible in a short period. In this paper, a case study of developing a hybrid powertrain is presented with systematic designing phase, system dimensioning and selection of the different subsystems for XAM 2.0, an innovative prototype city vehicle designed at the Politecnico di Torino. Thanks to these solutions, XAM 2.0 won the first prize for the 'Best Range Extender Prototype' at the Brighton-London Future Car Challenge 2012, running with different OEMs and car-makers.

Keywords: range-extended vehicle; heavy quadricycle; race optimisation; electric vehicle; hybrid architecture; Wankel motor unit; PHEV prototype; city vehicle; sustainable urban transportation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVP.2017.085069

International Journal of Vehicle Performance, 2017 Vol.3 No.3, pp.273 - 297

Received: 29 Jun 2016
Accepted: 29 Nov 2016

Published online: 10 Jul 2017 *

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