Parallel-Through-The-Road Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Design Development Process 2012-01-1772
The Wayne State University (WSU) EcoCAR 2 Team designed the conversion of a GM donated 2013 Chevrolet Malibu to a Parallel-Through-The-Road (PTTR) Plug-In Hybrid vehicle within a 9 month timeframe. This fast prototyping project used the EcoCAR 2 Vehicle Development Process (EVDP). Various tradeoffs were made to meet all competition requirements and to make the vehicle as competitive as possible within budget, time and experience limitations. The chosen PTTR architecture, nicknamed by the team as “E2D2” (Ethanol-Electric Dual-Drivetrain), provides up to 35.7 electric only miles and a fuel economy of 60 miles per gallons gasoline equivalent (mpgge) or 3.96 liters gasoline equivalent (lge) per one hundred km. This is accomplished using an E85 engine-driven front traction system and a battery-electric-motors-driven rear traction system. The team developed the control system and designed the packaging and integration of all required components including the Energy Storage System (ESS).
Citation: Regev, I., Snyder, K., Ku, J., Harish, R. et al., "Parallel-Through-The-Road Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Design Development Process," SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-1772, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-1772. Download Citation
Author(s):
Idan David Regev, Kevin Snyder, Jerry Ku, Rahul Harish, Love Lor, Xiao Liu
Affiliated:
Wayne State University
Pages: 22
Event:
SAE 2012 International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Fuel economy
Energy storage systems
Hybrid electric vehicles
Control systems
Gasoline
Traction
Ethanol
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