Week-3 Challenge: ADVISOR Tool

1. For EV_defaults_in file, if cargo mass is 500 kg with all other default conditions, can the vehicle travel for 45 km with FTP drive cycle? Conclude your observations.

Ans:

As when we increase the load mass to 500 kg and keep all the parameters same as default the default EV will travel only 41km in FPV driving cycle with the incresase load condition.

2. In the above case, try changing the battery capacity and repeat the simulation.

Ans:In the above case the battery cpacity was 25kwh

Battery capacity KM(Range)

25kw 41km

35kw 56km

50kw 78km

60kw 103km

So , as we increase the capicity the range of the EV will aslo increase in the proportion.

And if we change the type of the battery then aslo the range get varries.

battery type km

Lithium ion 17.86km

nikhel matel hydrid (nimh) 70.92km

nikhel cadmium(nicad) 84.491km

nikhel zinc(nizn) 30.256km

so as we change the battery there is a certain amount of change in the range that vehicle can travel.

And if we use nicad type of battery the the maxium range we can get.

And in lithium ion we get the least amount of range capacity.

3. Perform gradeability test with PRIUS_Jpn_defaults_in file

Compare your results in table and conclude

Ans:

Speed Gradibility

30mph 2.5%

55mph 1.7%

70mph 0.9%

90mph 0.3%

Concusion:So from the above experiment we can say the gradibility is inversely propertional to the speed as speed increase gradibilty decreases.