Cooling Control System with Sliding Mode Approach for Electrical Vehicle with Range Extender

Abstract

In this study cooling control system design of an electrical vehicle (EV) with range extender (REX) is studied. Thermodynamic balance for each element of thermal system is written as one dimensional heat equation. Mathematical model is validated with data obtained from dynamometer tests. Sliding mode control system has been designed as a feedback control law of an heat management system of EV to cool down driveline components. Simulation results illustrate effectiveness of the proposed approach for cooling EV driveline components with suggested technique.