Adaptive control of a hybrid power system in electric vehicles

  • Yong Huang*
  • , Bojin Qi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The external characteristics of the bi-directional power converter were designed for an electric vehicle's hybrid power system in which an ultra-capacitor group is connected to a power battery group via the converter. Based on the measurement of the discharging current of the battery group, both of the working mode and the current of the ultra-capacitor were adaptively controlled. The model of the external characteristics of the bi-directional power converter was founded, revealing the quantitative relation between the battery current and the ultra-capacitor current. Then, the control circuit of the bi-directional power converter was developed. The results of the experiments showed that the peak current of the battery in this hybrid power system was 60% lower than that of the system current, which is advantageous to enhancing the battery life time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)747-751
Number of pages5
JournalGaojishu Tongxin/Chinese High Technology Letters
Volume22
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2012

Keywords

  • Adaptive control
  • Bi-directional power converter
  • Electric vehicle
  • Power battery
  • Ultra-capacitor

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