<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article presents the results of experimental tests and simulations of a light-duty electric vehicle, in which the original lead-acid battery pack was replaced with a lightweight pack of nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) batteries, which enabled a significant increase to the vehicle’s load capacity. The research was mainly focused on the aspect of electricity consumption and prediction of the range of the vehicle equipped with a new battery pack. The operation of a vehicle with total weights of 500 kg and 740 kg was analysed. Recorded vehicle speed waveforms were used to simulate vehicle motion in the Matlab/Advisor environment. The experiments showed a reduction in the specific energy consumption of a vehicle of lower weight, while simulation tests showed good compliance of the results of electricity consumption with experiments in relation to both the considered total vehicle weights.</p></abstract>

This article presents the results of experimental tests and simulations of a light-duty electric vehicle, in which the original lead-acid battery pack was replaced with a lightweight pack of nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) batteries, which enabled a significant increase to the vehicle’s load capacity. The research was mainly focused on the aspect of electricity consumption and prediction of the range of the vehicle equipped with a new battery pack. The operation of a vehicle with total weights of 500 kg and 740 kg was analysed. Recorded vehicle speed waveforms were used to simulate vehicle motion in the Matlab/Advisor environment. The experiments showed a reduction in the specific energy consumption of a vehicle of lower weight, while simulation tests showed good compliance of the results of electricity consumption with experiments in relation to both the considered total vehicle weights.

The Application of NIMH Batteries in a Light-Duty Electric Vehicle

Institute of Automobiles and Internal Combustion Engines, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Technical Transactions

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This article presents the results of experimental tests and simulations of a light-duty electric vehicle, in which the original lead-acid battery pack was...

The Application of NIMH Batteries in a Light-Duty Electric Vehicle

Published Online: May 16, 2020

Page range: 197 - 221

Received: Dec 18, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.19.014.10054

Keywords
electric vehicle, NiMH battery, energy consumption, simulation, experimental research

© 2020 Marcin Noga et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

The Application of NIMH Batteries in a Light-Duty Electric Vehicle

Published Online: May 16, 2020

Page range: 197 - 221

Received: Dec 18, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.19.014.10054

Keywordselectric vehicle, NiMH battery, energy consumption, simulation, experimental research

© 2020 Marcin Noga et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
electric vehicle, NiMH battery, energy consumption, simulation, experimental research