Week-3 Challenge: ADVISOR Tool

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.

Answer:-

Given-

Cargo mass (payload)=500kg

Vehicle Type=EV

Drive cycle = FTP drive cycle

• Here cargo mass is enter 500kg
• Then click on continue button.

• As per the given condition here we use the FTP drive cycle.
• one FTP drive cycle is run 17.77km distance.
• Therefore we select 3 drive cycle which means total distance run is 53.31km.
• Then click on RUN button.

• From the result as we seen that,from 100% to 0% SOC(state of charge) of battery,the vehicle run only 41.4km distance.
• Conclusion is that the vehicle can not travel 45km distance.

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

Answer:-

• In above simulation we have changed battery capacity 25V to 30V.

• The drive cycle parameter kept as same as above simulation.

• Here we seen that, if we increase the battery capacity then the distance travel by vehicle is also increases.
• for 25V battery capacity the vehicle travel 41.4km distance and for 30V battery capacity the vehicle travel 49.1km distance.

3. Perform gradeability test with PRIUS_Jpn_defaults_in file

Compare your results in table and conclude.

Answer:-

Vehicle- PRIUS Jpn

• As per the given condition, we have to perform Gradeability test on given vehicle.

• we perform the test for 10sec on different speed of vehicle.
• And also on different system i.e. hybrid system,EV system,IC engine system.

• Above shows Grdeability test on hybrid vehicle at 10m/h speed for 10sec duration.
• The another different test result as shown in below table.

for (10sec)	Gradeability(%)
Vehicle speed(m/h)	Hybrid	EV	IC engine
10	30.3	30.3	nil
20	19.8	19.8	nil
30	14.7	14.7	2.5
40	11.7	11.7	2.5
50	9.7	9.7	2

Conclusion:-

From above table we can concluded that, if we increase the speed of vehicle then the Gradeability is decreases.