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.
If we run the cycle by default by taking the file EV_defaults_in with a cargo load of 136kg.
The distance travel will be 7.5 miles under the UDDS Drive cycle.
the distance traveled by running the cycle 3 times with 500kg cargo weight.
Thereby keeping the weight constant at 136 kg and changing the drive cycle to FTP the distance obtained is 11 miles.
we change weight to 500kg with FTP drive cycle the distance covered will be the same.
If we increase the cycle by 3 times then the distance is changing and the max load that the battery is providing
that tells about the distance and it is 25.7 miles.
The vehicle cannot travel more than 41.2 km by the observations made.
2. In the above case, try changing the battery capacity and repeat the simulation.
This can be increased by changing the battery capacity. The initial load is 25 mod but if we change it to 50 mod then the results will be changing.
Now by taking the FTP cycle with 50 mod and increasing the cycle by 3 times.
By changing it to 3 cycles with FTP but with 75 mod the distance can be changed.
this tells that by changing the load of the battery more distance can be achived.
If we totally change the battery type to nimh then we can see the changes in distances.
The image tells about the nimh type battery and with 65 mod. The cycle runs 3 times. If we increase the drive cycle 5 times then the distance will be
The above two images have a cargo load of 500kg.
3. Perform gradeability test with PRIUS_Jpn_defaults_in file Compare your results in a table and conclude.
We have the PRIUS_Jpn details by placing the inputs.
The above image tells about the gradeability test at 75 mph and the percentage is 5.3% .
As we go through the line of testing the gradeability is inversely proposal to each other.
The other observations made are 65 mph and 55 mph
By seeing the above images
gradeability of valves
75 mph: 5.3%
65 mph: 7.2%
55 mph: 8.9%