| Abstract |
The paper describes the application of Model Predictive Control (MPC) methodologies to a laboratory based electric vehicle traction system incorporating a super-capacitor peak power buffer, valve-regulated sealed lead-acid traction battery, high efficiency permanent magnet traction machine, and power conversion electronics. Particular emphasis is given to the co-ordinated management of energy flow from the multiple on-board power/energy sources to address issues of extended vehicle range and battery life-time for electric vehicle drive-trains, whilst accommodating operational constraints and, ultimately, generic non-standard driving cycles. The paper considers the case of an all –electric drive-train however, the techniques are also applicable to hybrid or more-electric drive-train topologies. |
