Optimization of Electric Powertrain for Auto-rickshaw 2021-01-5111
With the need for a compact system of transportation, the auto-rickshaw has evolved over the years, and since then auto-rickshaws have proven to be an important means of public transport. Lately, auto-rickshaws have been contributing enormously to air pollution. Due to this, people are preferring alternative means of transportation, and electrification is one of them.
Electrification of auto-rickshaws results in a low-cost and environment-friendly source of transportation in urban cities where pollution rates are alarmingly high. The efficiency of electric auto-rickshaws plays a significant role because it has to compete with the present internal combustion (IC) engine auto-rickshaws and should have a higher priority to be chosen as the public’s option of transport.
The primary aim of this project is to optimize the electric powertrain for auto-rickshaws by minimizing the consumption of energy. It has been done by two methods, namely, optimizing the design of the powertrain and optimizing the driving conditions of the auto-rickshaw. To accomplish this optimization, a simplified vehicle model and genetic algorithm (GA) are implemented. MATLAB/Simulink software is used for the simulation work
Citation: Arun, S., Koustubh, S., Abhijeet, R., Rai, S. et al., "Optimization of Electric Powertrain for Auto-rickshaw," SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-5111, 2021, https://doi.org/10.4271/2021-01-5111. Download Citation
Author(s):
S. Arun, S. Koustubh, R. Abhijeet, Sumanth Rai, Sharanbassappa S. Patil
Affiliated:
PES University
Pages: 12
Event:
Automotive Technical Papers
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Computer simulation
Air pollution
Optimization
Public transportation systems
Simulation and modeling
Engines
Powertrains
Mathematical models
Energy consumption
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