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.

Install the ADVISOR tool and open it from the comand window and open the required car model from load file option

According to the requirement cargo mass is changes to 500kg. click continue to proceed further

when the new window opens change the drive cycle to FTP and change the number of drive cycle and press run.

Check weather the speed matches the requirement and if not press back and change the number of cycles by increasing it.

Conclusion:

The nearest value to 45km is comeing from the 4th cycle.

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

The battery is changed to check the performance.

3. Perform gradeability test with PRIUS_Jpn_defaults_in file. Compare your results in table and conclude.

Click the gradeability option.

change the speed and duration and click ok.

The result is not upto the requirement so try changing the speed and duration.

Conclusion:

Thus prius and EV is compared and the results are achieved according to the requirement.