Riassunto analitico
One of the main challenges faced by the global market is facing is the climate change. In an attempt to decrease the carbon footprint, the transport sector is working on alternative solutions towards a carbon-neutral and sustainable mobility. One of these alternatives is an attempt to use different powertrain configurations. The number of drive train variants to choose from are increasing with every passing day. There is a greater need to formulate methods to aid this decision making.
The models for this specific purpose are prepared to address the more important questions raising in the energy sector in choosing the right powertrain for a path towards sustainable mobility. In this thesis, a model is developed to estimate the energy consumption for vehicles with different powertrains when simulated through different driving cycles. This model is created for vehicles with three different types of powertrains i.e., Internal Combustion Engine (ICEV), Electric (BEV ) and Fuel Cell (FCEV). This model can be extended to determine a direct comparison between powertrains when applied to a same vehicle model. In any scenario, if a vehicle with its characteristics (mass, inertias, resistance co-efficients etc.,) and application is known, then the three powertrain models can be used to calculate the energy consumption of each of the drive systems.
The model outputs are the energy consumption as litres/km of Gasoline or Diesel, Wh/km of Battery power and kg/km of Hydrogen depending on the power source used. These consumptions are converted into a common unit of comparison between all powertrains known as Miles per Gallon equivalent (MPGe) to get an indication of the powertrain with least energy consumption.
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