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<p>This paper deals with the forward-looking model of an electric vehicle (EV). Various simulation tests have been conducted to investigate the effects of the environmental conditions and powertrain design on the EV driving range. The simulation results show the importance of the forward modeling approach in selecting the EV components such as the battery capacity, the power and torque limits of the electric motor, and the impact of this selection on the EV performance during different driving cycles. The simulation results manifest that the forward model is useful when scaling the battery pack to determine the maximum capacity and selecting the suitable motor power and its size. The characteristics of the General Motor EV1 model have been selected in this study to verify the proposed approach.</p>
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This paper deals with the forward-looking model of an electric vehicle (EV). Various simulation tests have been conducted to investigate the effects of the environmental conditions and powertrain design on the EV driving range. The simulation results show the importance of the forward modeling approach in selecting the EV components such as the battery capacity, the power and torque limits of the electric motor, and the impact of this selection on the EV performance during different driving cycles. The simulation results manifest that the forward model is useful when scaling the battery pack to determine the maximum capacity and selecting the suitable motor power and its size. The characteristics of the General Motor EV1 model have been selected in this study to verify the proposed approach.

Forward-Looking Model Dedicated to the Study of Electric Vehicle Range Considering Drive Cycles

The Scientific Bulletin of Electrical Engineering Faculty

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This paper deals with the forward-looking model of an electric vehicle (EV). Various simulation tests have been conducted to investigate the effects of the...

Forward-Looking Model Dedicated to the Study of Electric Vehicle Range Considering Drive Cycles

Published Online: May 29, 2021

Page range: 52 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbeef-2021-0011

Keywords
Electric vehicle, Forward-looking model, Backwards-looking model, Model based design, Electric vehicle range, EV powertrain, Hardware-in-the-loop testing, Drive cycle

© 2021 Khaled Atamnia et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Forward-Looking Model Dedicated to the Study of Electric Vehicle Range Considering Drive Cycles

Published Online: May 29, 2021

Page range: 52 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbeef-2021-0011

KeywordsElectric vehicle, Forward-looking model, Backwards-looking model, Model based design, Electric vehicle range, EV powertrain, Hardware-in-the-loop testing, Drive cycle

© 2021 Khaled Atamnia et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Electric vehicle, Forward-looking model, Backwards-looking model, Model based design, Electric vehicle range, EV powertrain, Hardware-in-the-loop testing, Drive cycle