Development of an Educational Small Scale Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Setup

Author

Fajri, Poria ; Lotfi, Nima ; Ferdowsi, M. ; Landers, Robert G.

Author_Institution

Missouri Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Rolla, MO, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

23-25 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper, development of an educational small scale hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) learning module is discussed. The module is comprised of all the key components of an actual HEV that have been scaled down to provide an ideal test platform to evaluate and study hybrid power trains as well as simulate both electric and HEV systems. The test platform consists of low cost off-the-shelf RC parts controlled by Arduino microcontroller boards. LabVIEW is used as an interface to interact with the user, allowing power flow and energy analysis while simulating different drive cycles.

Keywords

automotive components; automotive electrics; educational aids; hybrid electric vehicles; power engineering education; power transmission (mechanical); Arduino microcontroller boards; HEV system; Labview; educational small scale hybrid electric vehicle; electric system; hybrid power train; learning module; low cost off the-shelf RC part; test platform; Batteries; DC motors; Engines; Gears; Generators; Hybrid electric vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC), 2013 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEVC.2013.6681141

Filename

6681141