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Missouri University of Science and Technology

Mechanical Engineering

Doctoral Dissertations

2015

Energy management

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Energy Management In Electric Vehicles: Development And Validation Of An Optimal Driving Strategy, Warren Santiago Vaz Jan 2015

Energy Management In Electric Vehicles: Development And Validation Of An Optimal Driving Strategy, Warren Santiago Vaz

Doctoral Dissertations

Electric vehicles (EVs) are a promising alternative energy mode of transportation for the future. However, due to the limited range and relatively long charging time, it is important to use the stored battery energy in the most optimal manner possible. Existing research has focused on improvements to the hardware or improvements to the energy management strategy (EMS). However, EV drivers may adopt a driving strategy that causes the EMS to operate the EV hardware in inefficient regimes just to fulfil the driver demand. The present study develops an optimal driving strategy to help an EV driver choose a driving strategy …