Week-3 Challenge: ADVISOR Tool

Q1) Aim:

To find whether EV_defaults_in Vehicle can travel 45 km with FTP drive cycle if cargo mass is 500 kg with all other default conditions.

The EV Default vehicle is a pure EV where it’s completely driven by battery as power source.

The figure below shows Advisor tool interface of EV_defaults_in with cargo mass is 500 kg

The driver cycle choosen is FTP. The figure below shows the Drive cycle

from above we can see that number of FTP drive cycle equals to one, the distance cover = 17.77 Km.

So to complete 45 km, The FTP drive cycle should repeat 2.53 times.

Let choose FTP drive cycle should repeat 2.6 times and analyse the vehicle performance.

From the above simulation we understood that vehicle didn't run a dictance of 45 Km. There a warning saying that distance exceeded EV range. From the SOC graph we can SOC become zero before distance become 45 KM. So to complete the distance of 45 km we need to increase battery capacity.

Q2)

Aim :

To repeat the simulation by changing the battery capacity for above case

In earlier case, number of battery module used is 25. Now no of battery module is changed to 35 and we can analyse the result.

From the above result we understood that, Vehicle is able to cover a dictance of 45 Km.

Q3) Aim:

To Perform gradeability test with PRIUS_Jpn_defaults_in file and compare the results in table

The figure below shows the model of Toyota prius

Now the gradibility test is done with increasing the speed of vehicle with time duration of 10 sec

The details below shows the velocity and corresponding gradeability for duration of 10 sec

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Now the above details is taken to a excel sheet for comparison

From the above comparison we understood that as the speed increases, Gradeability decreases