Optimal Design and Control of Thermal Hybrid Powertrains
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 18847
Special Issue Editors
Interests: internal combustion engines; electrified powertrains; artificial intelligence for sustainable mobility; ADAS
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Dear Colleagues,
The even more stringent emission regulations together with the increasing concern regarding environmental issues have encouraged the automotive industry to largely invest on R&D to define innovative solutions for the attainment of green vehicles characterized by low CO2 and pollutant emissions. Powertrain electrification is definitely bound to play a significant role in achieving such a purpose, and possible options would be represented by full electric vehicles (FEVs) and (plug-in) hybrid electric vehicles ((P)HEVs) as opposed to conventional powertrains. Despite the possibility offered by FEVs in theoretically winning out on-road tank-to-wheel emissions, the high costs, mainly related to the batteries, together with the compromises on performance and range limitations, mainly to be ascribed to the current lack of infrastructure, are likely to represent strong road-blocks that might negatively affect customer acceptance. Therefore, hybrid architectures featuring both electric and conventional powertrain components are bound to represent an optimal compromise in the short–medium-term scenario.
(P)HEVs offer improved fuel economy and lower emissions than conventional vehicles as well as the possibility of increasing the driving range and of taking advantage of the existing fuel infrastructures with respect to FEVs. However, the exploitation of the full potential of (P)HEVs requires a dedicated design to cope with the constraints deriving from the different driving missions and the requirements from the customer together with sound and flexible control solutions that are to be tailored on the considered power-units.
This Special Issue encourages researchers working in this field to share their latest developments in optimal design and control of (P)HEVs for road vehicles. Specific topics of interest for publication include but are not limited to:
- Dedicated powertrain technologies and architectures to: minimize (P)HEV purchase cost; make TCO attractive for customers; optimize range in pure electrics; maximize electric mode span and enhance customer experience; and achieve combined sizing and energy management;
- Energy recovery from heat and other sources in (P)HEVs;
- Tools, systems, and components for thermal management on (P)HEVs in order to enhance efficiency so as to minimize energy needs and lower thermal requirements on components;
- Advance and adapt the integration of functionalities tailored to (P)HEVs missions, using internal and extended data (e.g., data sharing with vehicles ahead) and applying innovative methods to accurately predict and optimize energy use (such as advanced rule-based methods, including deterministic and artificial intelligence; advanced optimization methods, including global optimal and real-time near-optimal; predictive techniques for real-time strategies; and machine learning, big data, and cloud computing for energy management).
Prof. Daniela Anna Misul
Prof. Dr. Ezio Spessa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hybrid
- energy management
- emissions
- control solutions
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