Week-3 Challenge: ADVISOR Tool

1. Title :-

Simulate and analyse following problem statement with help of ADVISOR tool.

2. Introduction :-

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.

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

3. Perform gradeability test with PRIUS_Jpn_defaults_in file

Compare your results in table and conclude.

3. Workdone :-

1. Solution to question (1) :-

• In advisor tool , select load file to be EV_defaults_in keeping all parameter same except cargo mass to be 500kg.
• Select drive cycle to be CYC_FTP .
• in that it covers a distance of 17.77km.
• Battery contains 25 modules.

NO. of Drive cycle	Distance travelled	State of charge (SOC)
1	17.7 km	0.6
2	35.5 km	0.2
3	41.4 km	0

• From this it is seen that to cover a distane of 45 km using this drive cycle , it is highly impossible.
• If we are using 2 drive cycle then it travel upto 35.5 km and battery state of charge be 0.2.
• At, third drive cycle it travel upto 41.4 km and SOC is 0 ,So thereafter vehicle cannot travel further distance.

2. Solution to question (2) :-

If,we change the no. of modules of battery it can be possible to cover a distance of 45km with FTP drive cycle.

No.Battery module	Drive cycle 1	Drive cycle 2	Drive cycle 3
25	17.77km SOC=0.6	35.5 km SOC=0.2	41.4km SOC=0
29	17.8km SOC=0.5	35.5 km SOC=0.3	47.7km SOC=0
50	17.8km SOC=0.75	35.5 km SOC=0.6	53.3km SOC=0.36

• From above table it is seen that as we increasing the battery capacity we are able to cover more distance within the reach of drive cycle.
• So, to cover a distane of 45 km minimum we require 29 modules.

3. Solution to question (3) :-

In advisor tool ,select PRIUS_Jpn_defaults_in t load file , keeping all parameter same and do gradeability test.

Speed (kmph)	Time (seconds)	Gradeability (%)
45	10	2.2
65	10	1.2
75	10	0.7
85	10	0