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Generic Representations for Hybrid Powertrain Configurations

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Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) utilize multiple power sources to minimize fuel consumption, which, generally, comprises one or two electric motors added to the conventional configuration. Based on the power flows from the sources to the wheels, the powertrain configurations are classified into three different types, such as series, parallel, and power-split. Although the classification is helpful for engineers to understand the layout of the system, it might not be useful for analyzing the operation of the system. This study proposes new classification concept, so that the powertrain configurations can be classified into two categories according to the operating mode, as either a variable type or a fixed type, which can be very practical for building mathematical models and analyzing the systems. The mathematical models are developed based on parameters characterizing the operations, and the modeling technique is tested in four real-world hybrid vehicles in order to see the feasibility. The new classification concept brings significant advantages for engineers who want to study hybrid systems because it is possible to accelerate the development process by reusing the generic models even for different powertrain configurations, which can be used for analyzing, evaluating, and optimizing the hybrid powertrain systems.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Technology Innovation Program (20011834, Development of application technologies for heavy duty fuel cell electric trucks using multi-input motor based 400kW class multi speed electrified powertrain system) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE, Korea), National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Science & ICT(MSIT) (NRF-2020R1C1C1013037). This research was also supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences PIFI program (2021VEB0001) and Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2021A0505050005).

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering and BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, Gyeonggi, Seoul, 15588, Korea

    Namwook Kim, Woong Lee & Haeseong Jeoung

  2. Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Chunhua Zheng

  3. School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea

    Jongryeol Jeong & Heeyun Lee

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Kim, N., Zheng, C., Jeong, J. et al. Generic Representations for Hybrid Powertrain Configurations. Int.J Automot. Technol. 22, 1683–1693 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-021-0145-9

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