Open AccessElectric Vehicle Modeling and Simulation of Volkswagen Crafter with 2.0 TDI CR Diesel Engine
Author(s) -
Aminu Babangida,
Péter Tamás Szemes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
recent innovations in mechatronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2064-9622
DOI - 10.17667/riim.2021.1/1.
Subject(s) - automotive engineering , driving cycle , internal combustion engine , propulsion , electric vehicle , diesel fuel , diesel engine , battery (electricity) , battery electric vehicle , controller (irrigation) , powertrain , engineering , torque , power (physics) , aerospace engineering , agronomy , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , thermodynamics
The Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) used by conventional vehicles is one of the major causes of environmental global warming and air pollutions. However, the emission of toxic gases is harmful to the living. Electric propulsion has been developed in modern electric vehicles to replace the ICE.The research is aimed at using both Simulink and SIMSCAPE toolboxes in a MATLAB to model the vehicle. This research proposes a Volkswagen (VW) crafter with a 2.0 diesel TDI CR engine, manufactured in 2020. An electric power train, a rear-wheel driven, based on Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) was designed to replace the front-wheel driven, diesel engine of the VW conventional vehicle.In this research, a Nissan leaf battery of a nominal voltage of 360 V, 24 kWh capacity was modeled to serve as the energy source of the overall system. A New European Drive Cycle (NEDC) was used in this research. Another test input such as a ramp was also used to test the vehicle under different road conditions. However, a Proportional Integral (PI) controller was developed to control both the speed of the vehicle and that of the synchronous motor. Different drive cycles were used to test the vehicle. The vehicle demonstrated good tracking capability with each type of test. In addition, this research found out that there is approximately about 19% more benefit in terms of fuel economy of electric vehicles than the conventional vehicles.