PHIL simulation for validating power management strategies in all-electric vehicles

In this paper a power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) structure for testing algorithms for the management of power flows in all-electric vehicles is presented. Its complex structure, comprising both real-time simulators and control structures, covers the entire electromechanical power chain. It is based upon real-time platforms (DSPACE and RT-LAB) interacting with dedicated hardware equipments, thus enabling the replication of driving conditions and driver actions, as well as power sources emulation and DC-link control. Successful real-time tests that validate control algorithms for electrical power flow sharing in a complex all-electrical vehicle have been performed on this platform.