Assessment of the Effect of Road Load on Energy Consumption and Exhaust Emissions of a Hybrid Vehicle in an Urban Road Driving Cycle—Comparison of Road and Chassis Dynamometer Tests

Artur Jaworski (), Hubert Kuszewski, Krzysztof Lew, Paweł Wojewoda, Krzysztof Balawender, Paweł Woś, Rafał Longwic and Sergii Boichenko
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Artur Jaworski: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Hubert Kuszewski: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Krzysztof Lew: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Paweł Wojewoda: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Krzysztof Balawender: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Paweł Woś: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Rafał Longwic: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 38D, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
Sergii Boichenko: Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management, Department of Automation of Electrical and Mechatronic Complexes, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, 03056 Kyiv, Ukraine

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 15, 1-20

Abstract: Differences between the results obtained in laboratory and road tests of vehicles depend on a number of factors. Among the most important of these are driving cycle and road load. These parameters also affect the hybrid drive control, including the combustion engine operation or driving in electric mode. In most studies, tests carried out on chassis dynamometers concern type approval cycles (NEDC—New European Driving Cycle, WLTC—World-wide harmonized Light duty Test Cycle, FTP— Federal Test Procedure), which differ from real on-road tests. Consequently, the different driving cycles do not allow for results similar to those obtained during on-road driving, especially as the actual cycles on the road are unrepeatable. It is also important to determine the effect of the motion resistance function adopted for chassis dynamometer tests on exhaust emissions and fuel consumption. For this purpose, the authors tested a hybrid car under road and laboratory conditions for the same driving cycle. The analysis was conducted for an example urban road cycle in Rzeszow (URRC). The purpose of the study was to determine the differences in the results of gaseous emissions (THC, CO, CO 2 , NO x ) and fuel consumption (energy) of a hybrid car under road conditions, with the results of tests conducted on a chassis dynamometer, for the same cycle and three functions of resistance.

Keywords: vehicles emission; hybrid; road load; on-road tests; Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS); chassis dynamometer (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: 2023
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