Predictive Energy Management Strategy for Range-Extended Electric Vehicles Based on ITS Information and Start–Stop Optimization with Vehicle Velocity Forecast

Weiyi Lin, Han Zhao, Bingzhan Zhang (), Ye Wang, Yan Xiao, Kang Xu and Rui Zhao
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Weiyi Lin: School of Automobile and Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Han Zhao: National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Automotive Technology and Equipment, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Bingzhan Zhang: School of Automobile and Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Ye Wang: Intelligent Vehicle Division, Hozon New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., Tongxiang 314505, China
Yan Xiao: Intelligent Vehicle Division, Hozon New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., Tongxiang 314505, China
Kang Xu: Intelligent Vehicle Division, Hozon New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., Tongxiang 314505, China
Rui Zhao: Intelligent Vehicle Division, Hozon New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., Tongxiang 314505, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-27

Abstract: Range-extended Electric Vehicles (REVs) have become popular due to their lack of emissions while driving in urban areas, and the elimination of range anxiety when traveling long distances with a combustion engine as the power source. The fuel consumption performance of REVs depends greatly on the energy management strategy (EMS). This article proposes a practical energy management solution for REVs based on an Adaptive Equivalent Fuel Consumption Minimization Strategy (A-ECMS), wherein the equivalent factor is dynamically optimized by the battery’s State of Charge (SoC) and traffic information provided by Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Furthermore, a penalty function is incorporated with the A-ECMS strategy to achieve the quasi-optimal start–stop control of the range extender. The penalty function is designed based on more precise vehicle velocity forecasting through a nonlinear autoregressive network with exogeneous input (NARX). A model of the studied REV is established in the AVL Cruise environment and the proposed energy management strategy is set up in Matlab/Simulink. Lastly, the performance of the proposed strategy is evaluated over multiple Worldwide Light-duty Test Cycles (WLTC) and real-world driving cycles through model simulation. The simulation conditions are preset such that the range extender must be switched on to finish the planned route. Compared with the basic Charge-Depleting and Charge-Sustaining (CD-CS) strategy, the proposed A-ECMS strategy achieves a fuel-consumption benefit of up to 9%. With the implementation of range extender start–stop optimization, which is based on velocity forecasting, the fuel saving rate can be further improved by 6.7% to 18.2% compared to the base A-ECMS. The proposed strategy is energy efficient, with a simple structure, and it is intended to be implemented on the studied vehicle, which will be available on the market at the end of October 2022.

Keywords: range-extended vehicles; predictive energy management; adaptive-ECMS strategy; start–stop optimization; vehicle velocity forecast (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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