Abstract
The electrification of road transport is opening new opportunities and challenges to the automotive industry. The design and development of high performance, low weight-size and cost, reliable, safe and high energy efficient electric/hybrid powertrains are crucial for the successful introduction of the new generation of electric and hybrid vehicles in the market. An overview of the electric/hybrid powertrain subsystems including its control functions is presented in this paper. In addition, some considerations for the design-development-testing through the V-model of the powertrain electronic control units are also outlined, where the current application standards and regulatory laws are reviewed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 93-109 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2012 |
Keywords
- Electric and hybrid vehicles
- Model-based design-development-testing
- Powertrain control and management
- Powertrain subsystems
- Safety related electronic control units
