Microsoft Word - 18-3139_s_ETASR_V9_N6_pp4968-4973 Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 9, No. 6, 2019, 4968-4973 4968 www.etasr.com Gururaj & Gowri: Performance Optimization of an eCAR by Parametric Analysis Performance Optimization of an eCAR by Parametric Analysis Banda Gururaj Department of EEE, GPREC R&D Center Andhra Pradesh, India and JNT University Anantapur Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India anilgururaj009@gprec.ac.in Kolli Sri Gowri Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College (Autonomous) Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India gowrivasu.3@gmail.com Abstract—In this paper a method for performance optimization of an electric Car (eCAR) is proposed based on acceleration rate, maximum speed, and tractive force. Since the total tractive force is exerted by propulsion motor alone, the driving performance of an eCAR depends on the power of the propulsion motor and its control. The proposed pre-sizing methodology depicts the optimum power of the propulsion motor, and for the optimized motor the impact of road dynamics, acceleration rate, change in mass, and gear ratio on the eCAR’s drive range are analyzed. The proposed electric propulsion system is modeled and the performance characteristics are analyzed using MATLAB to validate the behavior of an eCAR propulsion. Keywords-drive cycle; eCAR; propulsion system; road dynamics; mass; gear ratio and range I. INTRODUCTION In urban areas, there is a prodigious concern on intensifying air pollution caused by fossil fuels. Hence, the use of zero emission vehicles emerged as a need. Electric Vehicles (EVs) have been developed into battery electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), making a considerable impact in the automotive market. Nowadays, EVs accomplish the performance indices of traditional sport utility vehicles (SUVs). The EV eCAR is gaining more attention in the current automotive market being a zero emission vehicle offering higher energy efficiency, hushed operation and, frequent start-stop driving capability. The Government of India and its State Governments have initiated the “Smart City”, Faster Adoption and Manufacture of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles (FAME-I & FAME-II) schemes with thrust on providing “e-Mobility” for citizens. Authors in [1] discussed several aspects essential in creating an affluent EV market in India. Authors in [2] specified some considerations to determine the local and global environment impact of the autonomy electric transport in contrast with gasoline vehicles. Authors in [3] exemplified the real-world emissions and real driving behavior in real, cold, Nordic climates. Authors in [4] enlightened the transition of the automotive industry to electric mobility. Authors in [5] presented fuel economy and emissions comparison for diesel, gasoline, gasoline HEV, and BEV under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drive cycles. Authors in [6] investigated the vision of introducing electric vehicles in real-life mobility, and their impression on the distribution grid. Authors in [7] researched the challenges and issues when EVs are charged from the grid. Authors in [8] proposed a method to examine energy efficiency, emissions, noise, and operational availability of city buses. Authors in [9] presented an online algorithm to regulate the energy consumption of BEVs during driving based on vehicle physiognomies, driving pattern, route map, traffic, and climate. Authors in [10] developed robust algorithms for range estimation of an EV and provided options for least energy use. Authors in [11] discussed the confines and abilities of the BEV and found scaling trends between the EPA driving range for one charge cycle and regimenting the battery capacity by weight of the vehicle. Authors in [12] formulated a multi- objective optimization problem to size the components of a split-transition vehicle based on engine maximum power rating, motor, battery, and final drive ratio. Fig. 1. Architecture of an eCAR The architecture of an eCAR is shown in Figure 1. An eCAR propulsion system comprises of various components such as a stack of lithium ion batteries, a charging unit, propulsion motor, advanced power electronic converters, controller, mechanical transmission system, and auxiliary components. An eCAR is capable of smooth speed control, and provides high rates of acceleration/deceleration, high torque and low-speed hill climbing, low torque and high-speed cruising. Even though there have been advancements in technology, compact, economic and high energy efficient batteries are still in developing stage and are expensive. Batteries with integrated on-board and/or off-board charging facility, offering quick charge of less than 10 minutes and Corresponding author: Banda Gururaj Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 9, No. 6, 2019, 4968-4973 4969 www.etasr.com Gururaj & Gowri: Performance Optimization of an eCAR by Parametric Analysis normal charging of 30-60 minutes through the utility grid have been introduced. An integrated on-board charger is more compact, with higher efficiency. Authors in [13] evaluated a variety of DC-DC converter topologies for application in BEVs. Authors in [14] introduced an advanced on-board vehicular battery charger used for BEV application, which attains high power density by assimilating a bidirectional AC/DC converter and a DC/DC converter. Authors in [15] described a procedure for estimating battery capacity, power, and cost. Authors in [16] investigated the effect of mileage accrual and fast charging on driving range and battery energy of a light-duty BEV. Authors in [17] developed a method to choose electric traction motors for BEVs. Authors in [18] elaborated the developments in design and optimization of propulsion motors for General Motor BEVs. Authors in [19] developed driving cycles based on empiric data from a large-scale field operational test for BEVs. Authors in [20] performed an analysis on real time Indian road drive cycles (IRDC) in terms of acceleration and deceleration rate, top speed, and average speed with road length. In this paper, a method for performance optimization of an eCAR is proposed based on acceleration rate, maximum speed, and tractive force of the vehicle. Motor performance characteristics are analyzed in MATLAB. II. PROPOSED METHODOLOGY Consider the position of the eCAR shown in Figure 2 with the applied forces on the vehicle, where M represents its mass in kg, V represents the linear velocity in m/sec, g represents the gravitational acceleration in N/kg, h represents the height of the vehicle from center to ground level, and α represents the gradient in degrees. Thus, acceleration is computed for the given speed and power rating by using (1): acceleration = a = Fac /M = dV /dt (1) The acceleration force Fac, is the force required to accelerate the eCAR during linear speed variations and is governed by Newton’s second law as given in (2): Fac = M × a = M dV /dt (2) Fig. 2. eCAR and applied forces The tractive effort needed to drive the eCAR in the forward direction neglecting vehicle dynamics is given by (3): Ft = Fac = M × a (3) The friction of the eCAR wheels at the road surface is the only force existing at first. The coefficient of rolling friction Cr between the tire and the road varies with the type and the size of the tire. The expression for rolling resistance is: Fr = Cr × M × g for V=0, -Cr × M × g for V≠ 0 (4) The aerodynamic drag is a function of speed and can be determined by the density of air D in kg/m3, air drag coefficient Cd, vehicle frontal area Af, and velocity V. Thus, the aerodynamic drag force is: Fad = 1/ 2 ×D × Cd × Af ×V 2 (5) The gradient force depends on M, α, and g. The expression for this force is: Fg = M×g×sinα (6) Fr, Fad, and Fg are summed up as road load Frl: Frl= Fr+Fad+Fg (7) Commonly, the tractive force Ft to propel the eCAR has to surmount the sum of the rolling resistance force Fr, aerodynamic drag force Fad, and hill climbing of gradient force Fg. And consequently, the total tractive effort is the summation of acceleration force and road load and is given by (8): Ft= Fac + Frl (8) The velocity of the vehicle is calculated by integrating acceleration and is given by (9): V = 1/M∫(Ft-Frl) dt (9) The time required to reach maximum speed and power rating of the motor are determined using (10), (11) and (12): tf = M ∫dV /Fac = M ∫dV /(Pmotor /V) (10) Pmotor = M/tf ∫dv =M /2tf V 2 (11) or Pmotor= Ft × V (12) Emotor = Pmotor × t (13) At first, the tractive effort required to propel the eCAR is found from (8). The product of tractive effort by the eCAR velocity gives the amount of power required and is found from (12). Assuming conversion efficiency factors, the energy required to propel is given in (13). To determine the optimum power size of the propulsion motor, a step by step procedure is presented in this paper and is as follows: • Input speed and compute acceleration a using (1). • Compute the value of acceleration force Fac for the given M using (2). • Compute the amount of road load Frl using (7) by considering dynamics. • Estimate total tractive force Ft required by the propulsion using (8). • Compute the value of maximum speed of an eCAR by (9). • Measure and compare the actual speed of an eCAR with maximum speed. If the measured speed is equal to Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 9, No. 6, 2019, 4968-4973 4970 www.etasr.com Gururaj & Gowri: Performance Optimization of an eCAR by Parametric Analysis maximum speed then determine the value of motor power rating using (11) and end the process, else repeat the first step. The output of the algorithm resolves the optimum power of the propulsion motor based on the maximum speed that an eCAR can manage. III. RANGE DETERMINATION To forecast the range of an eCAR, the energy essential to propel it at every instant of the drive cycle is to be calculated, and the effect of this energy trench to be observed. The eCAR range for varying mass M, gear ratio G, and air drag coefficient Cd, for Federal Urban Driving Schedule (FUDS), Simplified FUDS (SFUDS), European Urban Driving Schedule (EUDC) - (ECE-47), and New European Drive Cycle (NEDC) are given in Table I. Note that the range is maximum when M is 1200kg, gear ration is 10.8 and Cd is 0.3, which are considered the optimum values. This procedure is further continued with 90% depth of discharge of the battery. The effects of change in M, G, and Cd for SFUDS cycle are depicted in Figures 3-5 respectively. TABLE I. DRIVE CYCLES ACCOMPLISHED IN A SINGLE CHARGE Drive cycle Number of cycles Varying mass Varying G Varying Cd G=10.8, Cd=0.3 M=1200, Cd=0.3 M=1200, G=10.8 1540 1320 1200 30 10.8 6.8 0.8 0.3 0.01 FUDS 59 62 64 68 64 59 64 64 64 SFUDS 241 254 260 270 260 245 260 260 261 ECE-47 112 139 156 208 156 101 153 156 159 NEDC 100 120 134 166 134 95 132 134 135 Fig. 3. Effect of varying mass on drive range Fig. 4. Effect of varying gear ration on drive range In a similar way, the range for different drive cycles is determined and tabulated in Table II. The specifications of an eCAR model considered for range determination are exhibited in Table III. From the data given in Table III, the acceleration time taken to drive the eCAR at a speed of 15m/s from start with different acceleration rates a = 3.36m/s2, a = 3.0m/s2 and a = 2.26m/s2 is determined using (6) and gives 4.5s, 5.1s, and 6.8s respectively (Figure 6). Fig. 5. Effect of varying Cd on drive range TABLE II. DRIVE RANGE IN A SINGLE CHARGE Drive cycle Distance travelled (km) per charge Varying mass, Varying G, Varying Cd, G=10.8, Cd=0.3 M=1200, Cd=0.3 M=1200, G=10.8 1540 1320 1200 30 10.8 6.8 0.8 0.3 0.01 FUDS 120 126 130 138 130 120 130 130 130 SFUDS 128 135 138 143 138 130 138 138 139 ECE-47 110 137 154 206 154 99 151 154 157 NEDC 100 120 134 166 134 95 132 134 134 TABLE III. ECAR SPECIFICATIONS Mass of the vehicle, M 1200 Kg Frontal Area of the vehicle, Af 0.2 sq.mt Wheel radius, Rw 0.2794 m Coefficient of Rolling resistance, Cr 0.0015 Air Density, D 1.225 Kg/m3 Air drag coefficient, Cd 0.3 Gravitational constant, g 9.81 Kg/m2 Transmission gear ratio, G 10.8 Slope or gradient angle, α 5o Fig. 6. Acceleration performance of an eCAR As acceleration increases the time required to reach the desired speed decreases. Higher acceleration demands more tractive force which increases the required power of the motor. For given mass and fixed acceleration of 3.36m/s2 the power required to propel the eCAR to a maximum speed of 120km/h from zero speed is determined using (16). At zero road load condition the thick line curve shown in Figure 7, depicts that a 90kW motor takes about 14s to propel the eCAR and a 30kW motor takes about 35s. Considering road load the dotted curve illustrates that a 30kW motor takes 60s and a 90kW motor requires 14s (Figure 8). Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 9, No. 6, 2019, 4968-4973 4971 www.etasr.com Gururaj & Gowri: Performance Optimization of an eCAR by Parametric Analysis Fig. 7. Propulsion motor power requirement vs acceleration time Fig. 8. Full power acceleration of a 90kW motor To reach 120km/hr speed with a tractive force of 1127Nm the power of the motor needed is computed from (17) and is 88.9kW which is approximately 90kW. Based on the derived conclusions, it is decided that the optimum power of the motor to drive an eCAR is 90kW. The specifications of considered optimum propulsion motor of an eCAR are given in Table IV. TABLE IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF A 90KW INDUCTION MOTOR 3Ф, AC Induction motor Motor Power rating, Pmotor 90kW Nominal voltage, Vn 380V, RMS Current rating, In 200A Variable frequency, fs 0-400Hz Constant power 90kW @ 12000rpm Constant torque 120Nm @ 7200rpm Motor inertia, Jmotor 1.5kgm 2 Pole pairs, p 2 Nominal stator flux, ψs 0.98Wb The MATLAB Simulink model of the electric propulsion system of an eCAR is shown in Figure 9. The subsystem of the Simulink model representing the applied vehicle dynamics is shown in Figure 10 where constants A=72.84, B=0.0384, and C=0.32 represent the rolling friction coefficient, the gradient, and the aerodynamic drag coefficient respectively. The torque- speed curves for the optimized three phase induction motor as eCAR propulsion motor are shown in Figure 11. The torque versus time characteristics for the 90kW motor with varying gear ratio G are shown in Figure 12. The power versus time characteristics for the 90kW motor with varying gear ratio G are shown in Figure 13. The velocity curves for different gear ratios for the 90kW induction motor as a propulsion motor of an eCAR are shown in Figure 14. Fig. 9. Simulink model of the eCAR Fig. 10. The subsystem of the eCAR model Fig. 11. Torque-speed characteristic for the 90kW induction motor Fig. 12. Torque characteristics with varying G The change in G predominantly affects the performance characteristics of the propulsion motor, a high G is required to operate the motor in constant power but limits the maximum speed of the vehicle. Hence, an optimal value of 10.8 gear ratio is chosen for the drive train of an eCAR, with propulsion motor Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 9, No. 6, 2019, 4968-4973 4972 www.etasr.com Gururaj & Gowri: Performance Optimization of an eCAR by Parametric Analysis operating in filed weakening mode, this can be achieved with the help of field oriented control or direct torque control techniques [21-23]. Fig. 13. Power characteristics with varying G Fig. 14. Velocity of an eCAR with varying G IV. CONCLUSIONS A method for performance optimization of an eCAR based on vehicle parameters is examined considering the impact of road dynamics, acceleration rate, change in mass and gear ratio of an eCAR. The output of the proposed algorithm resolves the optimum power size of the propulsion motor based on the maximum speed and is derived as 90kW. 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Al-Barbarawi, “Improving performance of the braking process, and analysis torque-speed characteristics of the induction motor”, Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 3585-3591, 2018 AUTHORS PROFILE Banda Gururaj was born in 1987. He received his BTech degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, India in 2008 and his MTech degree in Power Electronics from Sri Krishna Devaraya University, Anantapur, India in 2011. At present he is pursuing his PhD, at R& D Center, GPREC, Kurnool, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India. He has 10 years of teaching experience and has published 4 papers in reputed journals, 2 international conference papers, and 4 national conference papers. His areas of interest are Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle technology, Power Electronics and Drives, Control Systems and Artificial Intelligence. K. Sri Gowri was born in 1974. She received her BTech degree from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, Tirupati, India, in 1996, her MTech degree in Power Electronics from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India, in 2005, and her PhD degree from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, India in 2011. She is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at G Pulla Reddy Engineering College, Kurnool, India. She has published 40 research papers in national and international conferences and journals. Her current research interest include Power Electronic Converters, PWM Techniques, AC Drives and Control.