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Power Electronics, Control and Energy Management Systems for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Electric Vehicles".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 9457

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ilan Aharon

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Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Ariel University, Kiryat Hamada, Ariel 40700, Israel
Interests: power electronics; power converters; GaN-based converters; energy sources; energy storge systems, micro-grids; electric vehicles; hybridization; sizing; analysis; modeling; control
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Dr. Alon Kuperman

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Applied Energy Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Interests: photovoltaics; power electronics; energy; renewable energy; power generation; energy conversion; distributed generation; energy engineering; power converters; power quality; wireless power transfer
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Electric and hybrid vehicles are becoming a more and more important part of modern society, and it is largely expected that internal combustion engines will vanish by the end of this decade. Energy hybridization of power sources is a common approach to ensure sustainable energy. Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PEHVs) are currently evolving and are expected to dominate the future vehicle market. Hence, there is a great need for long endurance and reliable energy storage systems. Another challenge for a PE(H)Vs is grid management, as the current platform is incapable of supporting electric cars’ power demand. In light of this growing trend, enhanced approaches for energy source modeling, novel topologies, energy source, power electronic topologies (i.e., DC/AC inverters, AC/DC rectifiers, DC/DC converters, charging systems, BMS, grid-to-vehicle, etc.), control systems, and monitoring algorithms play a key role in future developments PEVs and PEHVs.

We invite submissions to this Special Issue of Energies on “Power Electronics, Control and Energy Management System for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles” to close the present research gap by disseminating new promising methods and techniques to cope with the abovementioned challenges.

Dr. Ilan Aharon
Prof. Dr. Alon Kuperman
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Electric vehicles
  • Hybridization
  • Batteries
  • Energy sources
  • Grid management
  • Power converters
  • Sizing
  • Analysis
  • Modeling
  • Control

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Sizing Procedure for System Hybridization Based on Experimental Source Modeling for Electric Vehicles
by Aaron Shmaryahu, Nissim Amar, Alexander Ivanov and Ilan Aharon
Energies 2021, 14(17), 5275; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175275 - 25 Aug 2021
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Hybrid vehicles are now more common in response to increasing global warming. The hybridization of energy sources and energy storage units enables improving the sustainability, reliability, and robustness of power systems. To reach the objective of zero emissions, a proton exchange membrane hydrogen [...] Read more.
Hybrid vehicles are now more common in response to increasing global warming. The hybridization of energy sources and energy storage units enables improving the sustainability, reliability, and robustness of power systems. To reach the objective of zero emissions, a proton exchange membrane hydrogen fuel-cell was utilized as an energy source. The aim of this research was to create an accurate optimal sizing procedure for determining the nominal rating of the necessary sources. We modeled the fuel cell and the battery pack using data from real experimental results to create the generic database. Then, we added data on the mission profile, system constraints, and the minimization target function. The mission profile was then analyzed by the sizing algorithm to determine optional minimum and maximum fuel cell ratings. Analyzing the optional solutions using the vehicle real time energy management system controller resulted in a set of solutions for each available rated fuel cell, and the optimal compatible battery in the revealed band successfully accomplished the route of the driving cycle within the system limitations. Finally, the Pareto curve represented the optimal finding of the sizing procedure. Ultimately, in contrast to previous works that utilize gross manufacturer data in the sizing procedure, the main research contribution and novelty of this research is the very accurate sizing results, which draw on real experimental-based fuel-cell and battery sizing models. Moreover, the actual vehicle real time energy management system controllers were used in the sizing procedure. Full article
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Sustainable Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for Electrification of Transportation
by Prahaladh Paniyil, Vishwas Powar and Rajendra Singh
Energies 2021, 14(17), 5258; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175258 - 25 Aug 2021
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For sustainable electrification of surface transportation, a viable charging infrastructure is necessary. Firstly, this paper focuses on emphasizing the viability of a free fuel-based photovoltaics and/or wind turbines and lithium-ion battery-based power network to enable sustainable electric power. The importance of power electronics [...] Read more.
For sustainable electrification of surface transportation, a viable charging infrastructure is necessary. Firstly, this paper focuses on emphasizing the viability of a free fuel-based photovoltaics and/or wind turbines and lithium-ion battery-based power network to enable sustainable electric power. The importance of power electronics for a DC-based power network and extremely fast charger based on DC power is presented. Finally, the core design concepts of intelligent charging infrastructure using an intelligent energy management system are discussed. The paper aims to cover all aspects associated with a clean, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective solution to the novel charging infrastructure. Full article
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Optimal Selection of Asynchronous Motor-Gearhead Couple Fed by VFD for Electrified Vehicle Propulsion
by Shailendra Rajput, Eliyahu Farber and Moshe Averbukh
Energies 2021, 14(14), 4346; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144346 - 19 Jul 2021
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Widespread applications of AC motors fed by variable frequency drives in electrified vehicles have become a conventional technical solution. The flexibility of control, low cost, and high energy efficiency attract developers and engineers to apply these appliances in cars, railway trains, trams, etc. [...] Read more.
Widespread applications of AC motors fed by variable frequency drives in electrified vehicles have become a conventional technical solution. The flexibility of control, low cost, and high energy efficiency attract developers and engineers to apply these appliances in cars, railway trains, trams, etc. The distinctive characteristic of vehicles is a wide range of required rotation speed and torque. This circumstance means that the problems of the AC motor (nominal power, synchronous speed) and gearbox (transmission ratio) become non-trivial and necessitate optimal selection to ensure the best functionality of the entire driving system. This study proposes an approach for the optimal choice of a specific AC motor (nominal rating, synchronous speed) and the transmission ratio of the gearbox by analyzing the entire system’s losses. The optimal selection of an AC motor ensures maximum energy efficiency for a specific transportation driving cycle. Full article
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X-in-the-Loop Testing of a Thermal Management System Intended for an Electric Vehicle with In-Wheel Motors
by Ilya Kulikov, Kirill Karpukhin and Rinat Kurmaev
Energies 2020, 13(23), 6452; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236452 - 06 Dec 2020
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The article describes an elaboration of the X-in-the-loop (XiL) testing environment for a thermal management system (TMS) intended for the traction electric drive of an electric vehicle, which has each of its wheels driven by an in-wheel motor. The TMS features the individual [...] Read more.
The article describes an elaboration of the X-in-the-loop (XiL) testing environment for a thermal management system (TMS) intended for the traction electric drive of an electric vehicle, which has each of its wheels driven by an in-wheel motor. The TMS features the individual thermal regulation of each electric drive using a hydraulic layout with parallel pipelines and electrohydraulic pumps embedded into them. The XiL system is intended as a tool for studying and developing the TMS design and controls. It consists of the virtual part and the physical part. The former simulates the vehicle operating in a driving cycle with the heat power dissipated by the electric drive components, which entails the change in their temperature regimes. The physical part includes the TMS itself consisting of a radiator, pipelines, and pumps. The physical part also features devices intended for simulation of the electric drive components in terms of their thermal and hydraulic behaviors, as well as devices that simulate airflow induced by the vehicle motion. Bilateral, real-time interactions are established between the two said parts combining them into a cohesive system, which models the studied electric vehicle and its components. The article gives a description of a laboratory setup, which implements the XiL environment including the mathematical models, hardware devices, as well as the control loops that establish the interaction of those components. An example of using this system in a driving cycle test shows the interaction between its parts and operation of the TMS in conditions simulated in both virtual and physical domains. The results constitute calculated and measured quantities including vehicle speed, operating parameters of the electric drives, coolant and air flow rates, and temperatures of the system components. Full article
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