TY  - JOUR
AU  - Grube, Thomas
AU  - Stolten, Detlef
TI  - The Impact of Drive Cycles and Auxiliary Power on Passenger Car Fuel Economy
JO  - Energies
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
SN  - 1996-1073
CY  - Basel
PB  - MDPI
M1  - FZJ-2017-00108
SP  - 1010 -
PY  - 2017
AB  - In view of the advancement of zero emission transportation and current discussions on the reliability of nominal passenger car fuel economy, this article considers the procedure for assessing the potential for reducing the fuel consumption of passenger cars by using electric power to operate them. The analysis compares internal combustion engines, hybrid and fully electric concepts utilizing batteries and fuel cells. The starting point for the newly developed, simulation-based fuel consumption analysis is a longitudinal vehicle model. Mechanical power requirements on the drive side incorporate a large variety of standardized drive cycles to simulate typical patterns of car usage. The power requirements of electric heating and air conditioning are also included in the simulation, as these are especially relevant to electric powertrains. Moreover, on-board grid-load profiles are considered in the assessment. Fuel consumption is optimized by applying concept-specific operating strategies. The results show that the combination of low average driving speed and elevated onboard power requirements have severe impacts on the fuel efficiency of all powertrain configurations analyzed. In particular, the operational range of battery-electric vehicles is strongly affected by this due to the limited storage capacity of today’s batteries. The analysis confirms the significance of considering different load patterns of vehicle usage related to driving profiles and onboard electrical and thermal loads.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000434703400321
DO  - DOI:10.3390/en11041010
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/825806
ER  -