Technical Paper
Optimal Control Strategy for the Next Generation Range Extended Electric Bus
2020-04-14
2020-01-0844
Electric and Hybrid-Electric buses have become a major vehicle platform for demonstrating the advantages and capabilities of electrification in heavy duty vehicles. This type of vehicle can be powered from several different sources that each have several unique operating characteristics and performance requirements that necessitate novel solutions. In this paper, a novel optimal control strategy based on the next generation range-extended electric bus (REEB) has been developed. Control strategies play an essential role in realizing the full potential of electric buses and through careful implementation can increase their effectiveness at displacing conventional internal-combustion powered buses and thus, reducing global fuel consumption and emissions. Initially, a control-oriented powertrain model was developed in Matlab/Simulink.