Modelling of a 15-kW Electric Utility Vehicle and Range Assessment through Driving Cycle Analysis Based on GPS Experimental Data 2020-24-0018
The electrification of utility vehicles represents a promising solution to reduce the emissions in the urban context. Differently from traditional vehicles, they operate intermittently and generally follow routine driving cycles. In this paper, we model a 15-kW electric utility vehicle, adopting a backward-looking approach, widely used in literature to estimate the range of electric cars. The model requires a limited number of data, either supplied by the vehicle manufacturer or found in literature, as in case of the induction motor/generator efficiency and of the battery Peukert coefficient. The model can be used to assess the possibility of the vehicle to complete an assigned mission, as well as to optimize the vehicle’s design and architecture. The model is validated on GPS data obtained through an experimental campaign where the electric utility vehicle was driven to depletion considering different routes, including the effect of slopes. A satisfactory correspondence with the experimental data was observed with maximum difference in the simulated average energy consumption lower than about 8%. Results of the simulations show that the range of the electric utility vehicle is about 110 km on urban flat cycle while it significantly reduces when slopes are included in portions of the routes.
Citation: Uberti, S., Azzini, G., Beltrami, D., Tribioli, L. et al., "Modelling of a 15-kW Electric Utility Vehicle and Range Assessment through Driving Cycle Analysis Based on GPS Experimental Data," SAE Technical Paper 2020-24-0018, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-24-0018. Download Citation
Author(s):
Stefano Uberti, Giacomo Azzini, Daniele Beltrami, Laura Tribioli, Paolo Iora
Affiliated:
University of Brescia, Università Niccolò Cusano, Roma
Pages: 9
Event:
Conference on Sustainable Mobility
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Vehicle to vehicle (V2V)
Electric vehicles
Energy consumption
Manufacturing systems
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