Title :
Power Flow Control Strategy for Electric Vehicles with Renewable Energy Sources
Author :
Rizzo, Renato ; Tricoli, Pietro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Naples Federico II
Abstract :
The paper analyses the benefits given by a compound storage system with batteries and supercapacitors on board of road electrical vehicles supplied by fuel cells. A control strategy for the management of the energy is developed for the maximization of the vehicle autonomy and for the increase of the electrochemical battery life. The controller is based on two finite state machines and it is implemented on the DC/DC converters that interface fuel cells and supercapacitors to the batteries. Experimental tests made on a sample electrical drive fully validate the effectiveness of the suggested control technique.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; electric drives; finite state machines; fuel cell vehicles; power control; renewable energy sources; road vehicles; supercapacitors; DC-DC converters; compound storage system; controller; electric propulsion; electrical drive testing; electrochemical battery life; energy management; finite state machines; fuel cells; on board batteries; power flow control strategy; renewable energy sources; road electrical vehicles; supercapacitors; vehicle autonomy; Battery management systems; Battery powered vehicles; Electric vehicles; Fuel cell vehicles; Fuel cells; Fuel storage; Load flow control; Renewable energy resources; Road vehicles; Supercapacitors; Dc-dc power conversion; electrochemical devices; energy management; fuel cells; road vehicle electric propulsion;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Conference, 2006. PECon '06. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Putra Jaya
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0273-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0274-3
DOI :
10.1109/PECON.2006.346614
