Vehicle modelling for Toyota prius HEV using Advisor

Aim:

To simulate the following using advisor tool

Objective:

# To perform the simulation for finding the vehicle can travel for 45km with the FTP drive cycle

# To perform the same simulation done above by changing the battery capacity

# To perform gradability test for Toyota Prius vehicle.

1. To perform the simulation for finding the vehicle can travel for 45km with the FTP drive cycle

Where EV_defaults is selected in load file and cargo mass data is alone changed to 500kg.

An FTP drive cycle is selected as the given input. As per the battery specification, the vehicle can run only 17.77km with its EV range. So the drive cycle is increased to 2.54 to achieve 45km. To find the range the vehicle has achieved the simulation needs to be run.

The vehicle can run for 41.4km as the distance but the error pops up as the required distance exceeds the ev range.

2. To perform the same simulation done above by changing the battery capacity

To get the required range the module of the battery pack is increased from 25 to 33

By increasing the module of the battery pack the errors are rectified and the vehicle can range up to 47.3km.

3. To perform gradability test for Toyota Prius vehicle.

case 1: 5MPH at a constant time of 40s

case 2: 12mph

case 3: 22mph

case 4: 30mph

Given input:

When speed increases the gradability decreases.