MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF A PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Today, the world is faced with a situation where new technologies have to be developed to decrease the dependence on natural non-renewable resources. Each day, as the demand for non-renewable resources increases, it puts great pressure on the scientific fraternity to develop new technologies that are aimed at reducing this dependence. Today’s road traffic plays a major part in the energy consumption worldwide. Hence it is imperative that we develop environmentally friendly solutions to this problem that arises in the transportation sector. Hybrid vehicle is one of the alternatives that can be seen as a viable solution to this energy crisis. The recent strides in the field of controls and optimization has led to the evolution of new control and optimization tools to target several simultaneous objectives in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The control strategies primarily target the minimization of fuel consumption, while meeting the power demand and also enhancing the drivability. The present work deals with the backward and forward modeling of a Power Split Plug-in Hybrid electric Vehicle. The Power-split plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is a combination of both serie