A Systematic Review of Technologies, Control Methods, and Optimization for Extended-Range Electric Vehicles

For smart cities using clean energy, optimal energy management has made the development of electric vehicles more popular. However, the fear of range anxiety—that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination—is slowing down the adoption of EVs. The integration of an auxiliary power unit...

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Main Authors: Puma-Benavides, David Sebastian, Izquierdo-Reyes, Javier, Calderon-Najera, Juan de Dios, Ramirez-Mendoza, Ricardo A.
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/136685
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author Puma-Benavides, David Sebastian
Izquierdo-Reyes, Javier
Calderon-Najera, Juan de Dios
Ramirez-Mendoza, Ricardo A.
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Izquierdo-Reyes, Javier
Calderon-Najera, Juan de Dios
Ramirez-Mendoza, Ricardo A.
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description For smart cities using clean energy, optimal energy management has made the development of electric vehicles more popular. However, the fear of range anxiety—that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination—is slowing down the adoption of EVs. The integration of an auxiliary power unit (APU) can extend the range of a vehicle, making them more attractive to consumers. The increased interest in optimizing electric vehicles is generating research around range extenders. These days, many systems and configurations of extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) have been proposed to recover energy. However, it is necessary to summarize all those efforts made by researchers and industry to find the optimal solution regarding range extenders. This paper analyzes the most relevant technologies that recover energy, the current topologies and configurations of EREVs, and the state-of-the-art in control methods used to manage energy. The analysis presented mainly focuses on finding maximum fuel economy, reducing emissions, minimizing the system’s costs, and providing optimal driving performance. Our summary and evaluation of range extenders for electric vehicles seeks to guide researchers and automakers to generate new topologies and configurations for EVs with optimized range, improved functionality, and low emissions.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1366852021-11-01T14:36:56Z A Systematic Review of Technologies, Control Methods, and Optimization for Extended-Range Electric Vehicles Puma-Benavides, David Sebastian Izquierdo-Reyes, Javier Calderon-Najera, Juan de Dios Ramirez-Mendoza, Ricardo A. For smart cities using clean energy, optimal energy management has made the development of electric vehicles more popular. However, the fear of range anxiety—that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination—is slowing down the adoption of EVs. The integration of an auxiliary power unit (APU) can extend the range of a vehicle, making them more attractive to consumers. The increased interest in optimizing electric vehicles is generating research around range extenders. These days, many systems and configurations of extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) have been proposed to recover energy. However, it is necessary to summarize all those efforts made by researchers and industry to find the optimal solution regarding range extenders. This paper analyzes the most relevant technologies that recover energy, the current topologies and configurations of EREVs, and the state-of-the-art in control methods used to manage energy. The analysis presented mainly focuses on finding maximum fuel economy, reducing emissions, minimizing the system’s costs, and providing optimal driving performance. Our summary and evaluation of range extenders for electric vehicles seeks to guide researchers and automakers to generate new topologies and configurations for EVs with optimized range, improved functionality, and low emissions. 2021-10-28T12:50:37Z 2021-10-28T12:50:37Z 2021-07-31 2021-08-06T15:19:37Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/136685 Applied Sciences 11 (15): 7095 (2021) PUBLISHER_CC http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11157095 Creative Commons Attribution https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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title_short A Systematic Review of Technologies, Control Methods, and Optimization for Extended-Range Electric Vehicles
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