DocumentCode
1794499
Title
Diverse Influence Factors on the Range of Electric Vehicles
Author
Van den Bossche, Alex
Author_Institution
Electr. Energy Lab., Gent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
fYear
2014
fDate
27-30 Oct. 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
Electric vehicles of today can be designed with high efficiency drives and drivetrains. This means that the aerodynamic drag, the tire losses and auxiliary equipment have an increasing influence on the range of the vehicle. Moreover, the user will experience "his range" in a single direction from A to B, rather than averaged. The rolling resistance and the drag force are not constants but temperature dependent. Effects of wind, rain and altitude change are also evaluated. Such factors are not included in typical driving cycle tests, but are important for the real range of the vehicle.
Keywords
electric vehicles; aerodynamic drag; auxiliary equipment; drag force; drivetrains; driving cycle tests; electric vehicles; rolling resistance; tire losses; Acceleration; Drag; Resistance; Rubber; Temperature dependence; Tires; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location
Coimbra
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VPPC.2014.7007049
Filename
7007049
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