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International Journal of Automotive Technology 2009;10(2): 235-240. |
| FUEL ECONOMY COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL DRIVE TRAINS SERIES AND PARALLEL HYBRID ELECTRIC STEP VANS |
| S. B. HAN1, Y. H. CHANG1, Y. J. CHUNG2, E. Y. LEE3, B. SUH4, A. FRANK4 |
1Induk Institute of Technology
2Daegu Mirae College
3Kunsan National Univ.
4University of California Davis |
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| ABSTRACT |
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A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) is a vehicle that combines a conventional propulsion system with an on-board rechargeable energy storage system to achieve better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle HEVs do not have limited ranges like battery electric vehicles, which use batteries charged by an external source. The different propulsion power systems may have common subsystems or components. The objective of this study is to compare the fuel economies of a conventional step van, a series hybrid electric step van (HESV), and a parallel HESV by calculating the fuel consumption using the ADVISOR software by NREL. We also showed the results of the vehicles in different driving cycles including the Central Business District bus cycles, the New York City Cycle, and the US EPA City and Highway cycles. |
| Key Words:
Series hybrid electric vehicle, Parallel hybrid electric vehicle, Plug-in series hybrid electric vehicle, Plug-in parallel hybrid electric vehicle |
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