Title :
Design and Optimization of a Hybrid-Electric Vehicle for Advanced Urban Mobility
Author :
Concari, Carlo ; Franceschini, Giovanni ; Toscani, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. dell´´Inf., Univ. degli Studi di Parma, Parma
Abstract :
Most vehicles roaming our streets today are propelled by an internal combustion engine (ICE). Despite the remarkable evolution they had during the last century, ICEs are the main cause of pollution in urban areas. While pure electric vehicles (EVs) are still far from the performance of ICE powered ones, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) hold the promise of drastic increase in efficiency and cut in harmful emissions. This paper reports the design and development of a small HEV for personal urban mobility, highlighting architectural choices and optimum power management strategies with a particular focus on the electric powertrain system.
Keywords :
air pollution control; electric propulsion; hybrid electric vehicles; internal combustion engines; HEV design; ICE; electric powertrain system; electric propulsion; harmful emission reduction; hybrid-electric vehicle design; internal combustion engine; optimum power management; personal urban mobility; Design optimization; Energy management; Hybrid electric vehicles; Ice; Intelligent vehicles; Internal combustion engines; Power system management; Propulsion; Urban areas; Urban pollution;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 2008. IAS '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Edmonton, Alta.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2278-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0197-2618
DOI :
10.1109/08IAS.2008.183
