Bulent H. ERTAN
Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Research interests:
induction motors, switched reluctance motors, high frequency power supplies, field oriented drives
Keynote address:
Optimal Sizing of Hybrid Vehicle Components
Abstract:
In the literature, component ratings for series hybrid electric vehicles are determined; using power requirement for acceleration, gradeability and cruising conditions and energy requirement for the pre-defined all-electric-range of the vehicle. Gear ratio is found using the relation between the maximum desired vehicle speed, tire size and maximum electric motor speed. Hence, these methods which make use of generic formulas are far from being vehicle specific and thus result in higher component ratings than actually required.
In this paper a new approach is presented, which indicates that a less costly solution can meet the specifications. To illustrate the method, first a model for a commercial vehicle is developed. Its accuracy is illustrated by comparing predicted performance with measurements. In the proposed method, the target hybrid vehicle is run on the NEDC drive with its estimated mass. Afterwards, power and energy requirement analyses are made at the wheel of the vehicle. This information is used to determine the ratings of each of the traction components of the hybrid vehicle; such as electric motor maximum and continuous power, required usable battery energy capacity etc. This paper also presents a sensitivity analysis to observe the effect of various parameters on vehicle performance.
The ultimate aim of this study is to use the approach proposed, to develop an optimized hybrid vehicle design procedure, which aims to return the cost of a hybrid vehicle, in the shortest possible time. This paper also discusses, optimization variables and constraints that can be used in the optimization stage.
In this paper a new approach is presented, which indicates that a less costly solution can meet the specifications. To illustrate the method, first a model for a commercial vehicle is developed. Its accuracy is illustrated by comparing predicted performance with measurements. In the proposed method, the target hybrid vehicle is run on the NEDC drive with its estimated mass. Afterwards, power and energy requirement analyses are made at the wheel of the vehicle. This information is used to determine the ratings of each of the traction components of the hybrid vehicle; such as electric motor maximum and continuous power, required usable battery energy capacity etc. This paper also presents a sensitivity analysis to observe the effect of various parameters on vehicle performance.
The ultimate aim of this study is to use the approach proposed, to develop an optimized hybrid vehicle design procedure, which aims to return the cost of a hybrid vehicle, in the shortest possible time. This paper also discusses, optimization variables and constraints that can be used in the optimization stage.
Bulent H. ERTAN received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 1971 and 1973 respectively from the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey and Ph.D. degree from the University of Leeds, UK in 1977. He is currently a Professor in EEE Department of Atilim University. He directed many industry supported projects since 1977. He led the Intelligent Energy Conversion Group at TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council) Information Technologies and Electronics Research Institute (BILTEN) in Ankara Turkey, between 1999-2006. He is currently executive committee member of Center for Wind Energy, METU and also director of the Electromechanics laboratory. Prof. Ertan was chairman of the Mustafa Parlar Education and Research Foundation in 2000 and he was a member of the executive board of this foundation until 2016. He has published more than 150 journal and conference papers so far. He is co-editor of two books entitled "Modern Electrical Derives", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, 2000 (NATO ASI series) and "Transformers: Analysis Design and Measurement" (CRC press, 2013). Prof. Ertan is holder of 5 national and international patents. He received the IEE Overseas Premium award in 1993 and an IEEE award in 2014, for his contributions to the IEEE standard "Trial-use guide for testing permanet magnet machines". Professor Ertan is currently a staff member of ATILIM University and alos head of Mechatrnics Engineering Department. He is founder of the Aegean International Conference on Electrical Machines and Power Electronics (ACEMP). His research interests are on electrical machine design and drive systems and wind energy conversion. Professor Ertan is a member of Turkish Chamber of Electrical Engineers and member of IET (UK) and IEEE.
