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.

Soln..

Vehicle I/p:-

*The payload mass is increased to 500 kg and total mass of the vehicle is calculated to be 1508 kg.

*Once all the vehicle data is modelled the next step involves defining the driving cycle input, Since we are going to be simulating the Federal test procedure.

* Each cycle simulates a maximun driving distance of 17.7 km and as our objective is to know whether the vehicle can travel 45km with default battery pack, we need to simulate 3 cycle

* From the above figure can be observed that the total distance of the vehicle cover is 41.4km which fall short

of the 45km threshold, it can be conculded that vehicle does not enough battery power to deliver the required range so the battery pack capacity has to be increased to deliver more range.

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

Soln..

* The number of modules on the battery pack has been increased to 50 from 25.

* Voltage and mass increases Correspondingly.

* The total mass of the vehicle is 1783 kg in earlier it is 1508 kg

* The simulation was run on a FTP driver cycle for 5 cycle to calculate the range of the vehicle.

* Total Distance can travel is 78.2km by increasing the number of modules on the battery pack by a factor of 2 doubles.

3. Perform gradeability test with PRIUS_Jpn_defaults_in file

Compare your results in table and conclude.

Sln..

* The PRIUS Japan default is loaded on to advisor tool and keep all the default values we wil be simulatinf the vehicle model, enabling gradeability test and calculate the gradeability at various speed ranges.