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Designing gear-shift pattern for an electric vehicle to optimize energy consumption

Rahimi, M. A ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2010-40457
  3. Abstract:
  4. In this paper optimization of energy consumption in an electric vehicle is presented. The main idea of this optimization is based on selecting the best gear level in driving the vehicle. Two algorithms for optimization are introduced which are based on fuzzy rules and fuzzy controllers. In first algorithm, fuzzy controller simulates energy consumption in different gear levels, and chooses the optimum gear level. While in second method, fuzzy controller detects the optimum gear level by measuring the vehicle's average speed and acceleration. To investigate the performance of these controllers, a model of TOSAN vehicle is developed and the controllers outputs are checked in simulation of TOSAN being driven within drive cycles in the city of Tehran. It is shown that both algorithms are able to improve efficiency in typical city driving cycles
  5. Keywords:
  6. Average speed ; Drive cycles ; Driving cycle ; Fuzzy controllers ; Algorithms ; Computer simulation ; Electric vehicles ; Energy utilization ; Mechanical engineering ; Safety engineering ; Software reliability ; Optimization
  7. Source: ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE) ; Vol. 11 , 2010 , pp. 837-846 ; ISBN: 9780791844489
  8. URL: http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1617029