Week-3 Challenge: ADVISOR Tool

1. On the ADVISOR tool I selected the EV_defaults_in file and changed the cargo mass to 500kg with all other conditions being default values.

Then I selected the FTP drive cycle for the vehicle simulation and added 10 number of FTP cycles to find out the battery maximum range.

The result of this simulation shows that the vehicle travelled for a distance of 41.4 km only. So to conclude, the vehicle EV_defaults_in file, if cargo mass is 500 kg with all other default conditions, cannot travel for 45 km with FTP drive cycle.

2. With all other conditions same as above simulation,

Case1: Decrease battery capacity by changing the battery number to 20 modules.

The result shows that the range of the vehicle lowered to 33.5km.

Case2: Increase battery capacity by changing the battery number to 30 modules.

The result shows that the range of the vehicle Increased to 49.1km.

Therefore, we can conclude that the range of the vehicle is directly proportional to the battery capacity.

3. For the gradability test with PRIUS_Jpn_defaults_in file first we select the file.

After selecting the file, the gradeability test is selected for 20mph speed.

The result of the gradability test shows a grade percent of 19.8% at 20mph

Also these grade tests are done for 30mph, 35mph and 40mph

SPEED	GRADEABILITY
20mph	19.8%
30mph	14.7%
35mph	13%
40mph	11.7%

From the grade test table we can conclude that the gradeability is inversely proportional to speed of the vehicle.