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The traditional energy management algorithm is mainly based on a single driving cycle, it is obvious that many factors might be often neglected by designer, such as different driving cycles would suit for different control strategies. But they tend to make decisions on the balance of torque distribution and battery power that based on a single driving cycle. Therefore, it is very difficult to achieve the optimal control in each case. In this paper we introduce a new design concept of Multi-operating mode energy management, a mathematical model of the energy management applied to a hybrid vehicle system is presented. Results of simulations using the model with the Multi-operating mode energy management were compared with results of simulations using a model with the single mode energy management, allowing the energy efficiency evaluation of the proposed energy management system.

For the parallel hybrid electric vehicles in which there are one engine and one motor, and the motor is located before the transmission, the motor torque is added as a new parameter to develop a new shift strategy for automated manual transmissions. The design rule of the shift strategy is to pursue a better fuel economy without sacrificing performance of the vehicle. Upshift strategies in four driving modes and downshift strategies in driving mode and in braking mode are discussed in detail respectively. Simulations show that the new three-parameter shift strategy is able to save fuel consumption in driving mode and regenerate more energy in braking mode.

This paper summarized the first phase research work to develop hybrid transit buses for China, including driving cycle analysis, performance requirements setting, key components first dimensioning, configuration choosing, saving potential estimate and parametric study. Through these fundamental works, we realize that (1) the Chinese urban bus cycle has some specialties compared with foreign ones, and these specialties cause differences on the design criteria and design results of the hybrid buses; (2) the parallel configuration is better than the series one for the Chinese cycle from both fuel consumption and cost points of view.