Study of Effective Powertrain Sizing for Electric Vehicles

Rapid growth of electric vehicles technology and its efficiency management techniques has led to dramatic rise in the necessity for effective sizing of powertrain components. The recent market need for this technology is the optimized powertrain design to encourage further evolvement. In present study, thorough calculations involved in the powertrain sizing through various assessments are emphasized. Forces, Power, Energy, Motor and Battery Pack calculations are derived along with discharge rate and battery usage time. Effective powertrain components capacitive size is calculated for an estimated vehicle performance which can eventually assist in the optimal vehicle design which helped in range extension. Keywords: Electric vehicles, Powertrain design, Battery Pack calculations, vehicle design, hybridization, Hybrid vehicles, fuel powered vehicles, Electrical Drive system, PHEVs, FEVs, fuel cells