Week-3 Challenge: ADVISOR Tool

Q1.

By giving the command of Advisor, we can open the Advisor tool, then select the EV_defaults_in file, we can find the default cargo mass value as 136kgs, In Simulation Parameters, we can select drive cycle "CYC_FTP".

In this cycle by default time:2477s,distance:17.77km,

Our requirement range is 45 cycles, so we are considering the to conduct a simulation with 2.53 cycles.

Run the simulation for 2.53 cycles

we will get the following results

Observed that with the default load, at the end of the cycle battery SOC reaches 0% and will travel 47.3km.

Now we will change the Cargo mass to 500kg

Run the simulation with 2.53 cycles, we will get the below results

We have got an observation that battery SOC reached 0% before completion of the cycle, with the available EV range and increase of cargo mass, the required distance cannot be achieved. Here travel distance of the vehicle is 41.4km.

Q2.

From the above case, with the default energy storage (Battery) ESS_PB25 having a wattage of 25kw, we will increase the wattage by changing the battery to ESS_PB65 having a wattage of 28kw.

after running the simulation with a 2.53 cycle,

by the end of the cycle battery, soc is still above 50%, and the vehicle traveled a distance of 47.3km.

Q3.

Select the Pirus_Jpn_default vehicle model, keeping all the vehicle parameters as default only, and run the simulation for the Gradeability test

case.1: Grade options, selecting the speed as 45mph

after running the simulation, we got the result of Gradeability at 72.4kph:2.2%

case.2: Grade options, selecting the speed as 55mph

after running the simulation, we got the result of Gradeability at 88.5kph:1.7%

case.2: Grade options, selecting the speed as 65mph

after running the simulation, we got the result of Gradeability at 104.6kph:1.2%

Grade Option:Speed(mph)	Gradeabilty at(Kph)	% Grade
45	72.4	2.2
55	88.5	1.7
65	104.6	1.2

observed that with the increase of the speed of the vehicle,gradeability will reduce.