DC Motor Selection for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Using an Infinitely Variable Transmission

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin C. Groen ◽  
Robert H. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Control Method ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Speed Control ◽  
Dc Motor ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
Operating Voltage ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Battery Management ◽  
Variable Transmission ◽  
Infinitely Variable Transmission

Demand for more fuel efficient and less polluting vehicles has motivated development of the electric and hybrid power-trains. Unfortunately, some components used in these vehicles are expensive and complex. This research summarizes DC motor types, DC speed control methods and the use of an Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) to reduce the cost of the vehicle. A safe, low cost and repeatable laboratory setup was designed and documented for educational use. Motor testing revealed that field weakening can be a low-cost speed-control method but has limited range of control and must be supplemented. Additionally it was determined that a mechanical differential can be used as an IVT by varying the speed of the input motors. An innovative concept is presented using one DC motor as a power or traction motor, while another motor acts as a vehicle speed controller. This concept eliminates the need for expensive complex AC motor controllers, improves safety and efficiency, and reduces battery management requirements by lowering the operating voltage of the system.

Open Loop Speed Control Of Brushless DC Motor Using Low Cost Arduino UNO Processor

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Potnuru Devendra ◽  
Mary K. Alice ◽  
Ch. Sai Babu ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Speed Control ◽  
Dc Motor ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Brushless Dc Motor ◽  
Brushless Dc ◽  
Arduino Uno

scholarly journals An Investigation of the Ward Leonard System for Use in a Hybrid or Electric Passenger Vehicle

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cody L. Telford ◽  
Robert H. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Control Factor ◽  
Operating Voltage ◽  
Battery Management ◽  
Passenger Vehicle ◽  
Ac Motors ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
Battery Packs ◽  
Electronic Controller

Since the early 1900’s demand for fuel efficient vehicles has motivated the development of electric and hybrid electric vehicles. Unfortunately, some components used in these vehicles are expensive and complex. Todays consumer electric vehicles use dangerously high voltage, expensive electronic controllers, complex battery management systems and AC motors. The goal of this research at BYU is to increase safety by lowering the operating voltage and decrease cost by eliminating expensive controllers and decrease the number of battery cells. This paper specifically examines the use of a Ward Leonard Motor Control system for use in a passenger vehicle. The Ward Leonard System provides an alternative control method to expensive and complex systems used today. A Control Factor metric was developed as a result of this research to measure the Ward Leonard System’s ability to reduce the size and cost of the electronic controller for application in an EV or HEV. A bench top model of the Ward Leonard system was tested validating the Control Factor metric. The Ward Leonard system is capable of reducing the controller size by 77% and potentially reducing its cost by this amount or more. This work also provides performance characteristics for automotive designers and offers several design alternatives for EV and HEV architectures allowing a reduction in voltage, the use of AC inverters, AC motors, expensive controllers and high cell count battery packs.

scholarly journals A Speed Control Method for Underwater Vehicle under Hydraulic Flexible Traction

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Yin Zhao ◽  
Ying-kai Xia ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
Guo-Hua Xu
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Theory ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Variable Structure ◽  
Speed Control ◽  
Underwater Vehicle ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Sliding Mode Variable Structure ◽  
Traction System

Underwater vehicle speed control methodology method is the focus of research in this study. Driven by a hydraulic flexible traction system, the underwater vehicle advances steadily on underwater guide rails, simulating an underwater environment for the carried device. Considering the influence of steel rope viscoelasticity and the control system traction structure feature, a mathematical model of the underwater vehicle driven by hydraulic flexible traction system is established. A speed control strategy is then proposed based on the sliding mode variable structure of fuzzy reaching law, according to nonlinearity and external variable load of the vehicle speed control system. Sliding mode variable structure control theory for the nonlinear system allows an improved control effect for movements in “sliding mode” when compared with conventional control. The fuzzy control theory is also introduced, weakening output chattering caused by the sliding mode control switchover while producing high output stability. Matlab mathematical simulation and practical test verification indicate the speed control method as effective in obtaining accurate control results, thus inferring strong practical significance for engineering applications.

Low cost Real Time Centralized Speed Control of DC Motor Using Lab view -NI USB 6008

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 656 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Bharatiraj ◽  
JL Munda ◽  
Ishan Vaghasia ◽  
Rajesh Valiveti ◽  
P. Manasa
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Instrument ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Speed Control ◽  
Dc Motor ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Laboratory Model ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Motor Speed ◽  
Software Environment ◽  
Lab View

The DC motors an outstanding portion of apparatus in automotive and automation industrial applications requiring variable speed and load characteristics due to its ease of controllability. Creating an interface control system for multi DC motor drive operations with centralized speed control, from small-scale models to large industrial applications much demand. By using Lab VIEW (laboratory virtual instrument engineering workbench) as the motor controller, can control a DC motor for multiple purposes using single software environment. The aim of this paper is to propose the centralized speed control of DC motor using Lab VIEW. Here, the Lab VIEW is used for simulating the motor, whereas the input armature voltage of the DC motor is controlled using a virtual Knob in Lab VIEW software. The hardware part of the system (DC motor) and the software (in personal computer) are interfaced using a data acquisition card (DAQ) -Model PCI- 6024E. The voltage and Speed response is obtained using LABVIEW software. Using this software, group of motors’ speed can be controlled from different location using remote telemetry. The propose work also focuses on controlling the speed of the individual DC motor using PWM scheme (Duty cycle based Square wave generation) and DAQ. Help of the DAQ along with Lab VIEW front panel window, the DC motor speed and directions can be change easily in remote way. In order to test the proposed system the laboratory model for an 80W DC motor group (multi drive) is developed for different angular displacements and directions of the motor. The simulation model and experimental results conforms the advantages and robustness of the proposed centralized speed control.

scholarly journals Low-Cost Position Sensorless Speed Control of PMSM Drive Using Four-Switch Inverter

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Kivanc ◽  
Salih Ozturk
Keyword(s):  
Control Method ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Speed Control ◽  
Estimation Algorithm ◽  
Phase Lock Loop ◽  
Pass Filter ◽  
Low Pass Filter ◽  
Current Controller ◽  
Position Sensorless

A low-cost position sensorless speed control method for permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) is proposed using a space vector PWM based four-switch three-phase (FSTP) inverter. The stator feedforward d q -axes voltages are obtained for the position sensorless PMSM drive. The q-axis current controller output with a first order low-pass filter formulates the rotor speed estimation algorithm in a closed-loop fashion similar to PLL (Phase Lock Loop) and the output of the d-axis current controller acts as the derivative representation in the stator feedforward voltage equation. The proposed method is quite insensitive to multiple simultaneous parameter variations such as rotor flux linkage and stator resistance due to the dynamic effects of the PI current regulator outputs that are used in the stator feedforward voltages with a proper value of K gain in the q-axis stator voltage equation. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed position sensorless speed control scheme for the PMSM drive using an FSTP inverter are verified by simulation and experimental studies.

Design Optimization of Input and Output Coupled Power Split Infinitely Variable Transmissions

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Schembri Volpe ◽  
G. Carbone ◽  
M. Napolitano ◽  
E. Sedoni
Keyword(s):  
A Priori ◽  
Optimization Procedure ◽  
Mechanical Efficiency ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Mixed Solution ◽  
Input And Output ◽  
Power Split ◽  
Variable Transmission ◽  
Infinitely Variable Transmission ◽  
Coupled Solution

The authors present an optimization procedure in designing infinitely variable transmission architectures, which allows them to achieve a significant reduction in power recirculation and, hence, an increase in mechanical efficiency. The focus of this paper is on infinitely variable transmissions used in off-highway vehicles and, in particular, on input and output coupled architectures. The optimized solutions have been analyzed in depth, with particular attention to the power flowing through the infinitely variable unit, which strongly influences the overall efficiency of the transmission. The major result of this study is that the so far neglected output coupled solution, if properly optimized, guarantees very good performance over the entire range of vehicle speed. The analysis then shows that the particular choice of either input or output coupled architecture by itself, or of a mixed solution, strictly depends on the specific application under consideration and that none of them should be discarded a priori.

Heavy-duty truck platooning on hilly terrain highways: Methods for assessment and improvement

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440702110676
Author(s):  
Miles J Droege ◽  
Brady Black ◽  
Shubham Ashta ◽  
John Foster ◽  
Gregory M Shaver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Method ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Speed Control ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Cruise Control ◽  
Hilly Terrain ◽  
Optimal Speed ◽  
Look Ahead ◽  
Shifting Strategy

Platooning heavy-duty trucks is a proven method to reduce fuel consumption on flat ground, but a significant portion of the U.S. highway system covers hilly terrain. The effort described in this paper uses experimentally gathered single truck data from a route with hilly terrain and an experimentally-validated two-truck platoon simulation framework to analyze control methods for effective platooning on hilly terrain. Specifically, this effort investigates two platoon control aspects: (1) the lead truck’s vehicle speed control and (2) the platoon’s transmission shifting algorithm. Three different types of lead truck speed control strategies are analyzed using the validated platoon model. Two are commercially available cruise control strategies – conventional constant set speed cruise control (CCC) and flexible set speed cruise control (FCC). The third lead truck speed control strategy was developed by the authors in this paper. It uses look-ahead grade information for an entire route to create an energy-optimal speed profile for the lead truck which is called long-horizon predictive cruise control (LHPCC). Then, a two-truck platoon transmission shifting strategy that coordinates the shift events – Simultaneous Shifting (SS) – is introduced and compared to a commercially available shifting strategy using the validated platoon model. This shifting strategy demonstrates further improvements in the platoon performance by improving the platoon gap control. A summary of these simulations demonstrates that the performance of the platoon can be improved by three methods: adding speed flexibility to the lead truck speed control method, using look-ahead road grade information to generate energy-optimal speed targets for the lead truck, and coordinating the timing of the transmission shifts for each truck in the platoon.

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