Fuel cell powered vehicle model using Simulink

AIM: 1.To compare four fuel cells and state their applications. 2.To compare various battery on a plot of energy density and power density.   EXPLANATION: 1.   Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Alkaline Fuel Cell Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Advantages  Lower corrosion due to solid electrolyte.…

AIM: 1.To compare the specifications of the fuel cell cars that were first launched with those currently in the market. 2.To analyse the trend in the cost of fuel cell production.   EXPLANATION: 1. The Toyota Mirai is one of the frst fuel cars that was launched.It has combination of fuel cell and a hybrid architecture.The…

AIM: To understand what coulomb counting is and how BMS implements the same for SoC estimation.   EXPLANATION: The state of charge of a battery can be defined as the ratio of the current capacity to that of the rated capacity of the cell SoC=Qc(t)/Qr(t) In coulomb counting method the state of charge is estimated by…

AIM: To understand how the weakest cell limits the usable capacity of the cell and how to resolve the same.   EXPLANATION:The weakest cell in a battery pack can affect the overall performance of the pack.The pack that is taken into consideration is made up of 10 cells that are connected in series out of which 9 are…

AIM: 1.To calculate the braking energy for a given driving cycle 2.To understand braking torque at different speeds of motor and limitations of braking  3.To script a MATLAB program which plots a contour of motor speed , torque and efficiency inputs   MODEL SETUP: 1.There is energy consumption when a vehicle…

AIM: To make a fuel cell model in MATLAB and comment on the simulation results.   EXPLANATION:  The simulink model associated with fuel cell model is as follows The input to the fuel rate selector block is the output of the signal builder block which is essentially drive cycle data and feedback from the fuel…

AIM: To simulate the charge discharge characteristics of a generic battery model during an UDDS drive cycle in MATLAB.   EXPLANATION: The battery that is in consideration is the LIR18650 2600mAh cell.The specification of the cell is as follows Nominal Capacity:2600mAh Typical Capacity:2550mAh Minimum Capacity:2500mAh…

AIM: 1.To understand the speed control of DC motor using BJT H bridge  2.To understand the differences between the Four Quadrant Chopper DC drive model and H bridge model 3.To model an EV using the DC7 block  MODEL SETUP: 1.A BJT(Biploar Junction Transistor) is a three terminal semiconductor device.It is a current…

AIM: 1.To explain about the various power converter converter circuits that are employed in an electric and hybrid electric vehicle  2. To find the steady state speed of the EV with the given parameters 3. To conclude whether the induction motor is better than the brushless motor or vice versa   MODEL SETUP:…

AIM: 1.To find out if the vehicle  EV_defaults_in file complete 45 km on the FTP driving cycle if the payload is altered to 500 kg keeping all other variables constant 2.To find out if the above mentioned vehicle can complete the driving cycle with the same parameters but with a change in the battery capacity 3.To…

AIM: 1.To create a simulation in such a manner that the switch is closed every two seconds 2.To create a simulation where the fan is turned on if and only if the temperature is more than 25C.   MODEL SETUP: 1.DOOR BELL:The circuit associated with the scenario is shown below     The block diagram with respect…

AIM: 1.To implement a state flow logic of a washing machine using the following sequence:    If the power is on the system gets activated and if there is no water the system is supposed to indicate it through a LED. Soaking time is for 200 seconds follwed by 100 seconds of washing time. After that there is rinsing…