A Comparative Analysis of Fuel Economy and Emissions Between a Conventional HEV and the UTS PHEV

• Published in: IEEE transactions on vehicular technology Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 44 - 54
• Main Authors: Salisa, A R, Zhang, N, Zhu, J G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01-01-2011; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Air pollution; Applied sciences; Batteries; Biological system modeling; Coding, codes; Comparative analysis; Computer simulation; Electric vehicles (EVs); Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical machines; Electrical power engineering; Emission analysis; EMS; Energy management; energy management strategy (EMS); Exact sciences and technology; Fuel consumption; fuel economy; Greenhouse effect; greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction; Highways; hybrid EVs (HEVs); Hybrid vehicles; Ice; Information, signal and communications theory; Mathematical model; Medical services; Miscellaneous; Operation. Load control. Reliability; plug-in HEVs (PHEVs); Power networks and lines; Road transportation and traffic; Signal and communications theory; Supercapacitors; Telecommunications and information theory; Vehicles; Hybrid electric powered vehicles; Plug-in hybrid vehicle; Gas emission; Low speed; Electric vehicle; Urban area; Modeling; Coding; Greenhouse gas; High speed; Fuel economy; Time interval; Electric motor; Electric vehicles (EVs); energy management strategy (EMS); Hybrid vehicle; greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Electric machine; Environment impact; hybrid EVs (HEVs); System simulation; Energy management; Simulator; Comparative study; Environmental protection; plug-in HEVs (PHEVs)
• ISSN: 0018-9545; 1939-9359
• DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2010.2091156

Unlike conventional hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), the novel powertrain configuration of the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) plug-in HEV (PHEV) contains only one electric machine, which functions as either an electric motor or a generator in different time intervals specified by a special energy management strategy (EMS). This paper presents a comparative analysis of the fuel economy and the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between a conventional HEV and the UTS PHEV, which includes vehicle modeling, EMS development, and a simulation model of the conventional HEV, which is embedded in the advanced vehicle simulator, and the UTS PHEV simulation code. The fuel economy and the emissions, such as hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are computed, analyzed, and compared for the two standard drive cycles, i.e., 1) the high-speed highway drive cycle and 2) the low-speed city drive cycle, proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and their combination.