Interactive simulation for teaching the influence of power management on hybrid electric cars overall energy consumption

Abstract

Usage of sustainable energy is a key factor for solving future environmental issues. The purpose of the project SustEner is to modernize sustainable electrical energy vocational training by enhancing existing or establishing new training methods in enterprises and education. This paper presents the SustEner module power management techniques in hybrid electrical cars. Increasing market demand for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) leads to a higher effort on training and education of high qualified engineers in this field. Beside the development and design of different HEV components also the interaction and efficiency of the entire system is a key factor. Understanding the power flow from one component to the other improves the ability of developing high efficiency HEV. Online teaching tools provide the possibility of teaching complex technical problem in an easy way and with high approval. Thus an interactive simulation tool was developed teaching power management techniques for HEV. In the following an interactive online tool is presented based on a MATLAB/Simulink HEV model enabling configuration of a HEV and efficiency analysis for a specific drive cycle.