Hybrid Electric Vehicles
By: Davin Matsuda
EE453 Electric Drives
Winter ‘01
Overview
 What is an HEV?
 HEV objectives
 HEV advantages over conventional engines
 Motor components
 Vehicle propulsion
 Examples
 HEV Challenges
 Review
What is an HEV?
HEV – Hybrid Electric Vehicle
A vehicle that has two or more energy conversion
technologies combined with one or more energy
storage units
HEV Objectives
Objectives the HEV wants to obtain:
 Maximize fuel economy
 Minimize fuel emissions
 Minimize propulsion system cost to keep affordable
 Maintain acceptable performance with a reasonable
cost
 Reduce the conventional car weight
HEV Advantages Over Conventional Engines
 Regenerative Braking
 Reduction in engine and vehicle weight
 Fuel efficiency is increased
 Emissions are decreased
 Cut emissions of global warming pollutants by 1/3 or
1/2
 Reduce the dependency on fossil fuels
 Some states offer incentives with owning an HEV
 ~2 times more efficient than conventional engines
Motor Components
Drive train
 Electric Motors/Controllers
 Electric Energy Storage systems
 Hybrid power units
 Transmission
Motor Components
 Basic Components
– An Armature or Rotor
– A Commutator
– Brushes
– An Axle
– Field Magnet
– DC Power Supply
Electric Motors/Controllers
Motor Components
Electric Motor/Controllers
Advanced electronics allows the motor to act as a generator
Draws energy to accelerate and regenerates the battery when
slowing down
Motor uses magnets and magnetism to create motion
Motor Components
Electric Energy Storage Systems
 Batteries: Lithium Ion and Nickel-metal hydride batteries
 Ultracapacitors
 Flywheels
Motor Components
Electric Energy Storage Systems
Desirable attributes:
High-peak and pulse specific power
High specific energy at pulse power
High charge to maximize regenerative braking
Long life
Challenges:
Accurate techniques to determine battery state of
charge
Develop abuse-tolerant batteries
Recycleability
Motor Components
Batteries Nickel-Metal Hydride Lithium Ion
Current Uses Computer and Medical equipment Laptops and Cell phones
Life Cycle Much larger than lead acid batteries Low
Current
contribution
Used successfully in low production
of HEVs
Challenges High Cost
High self-discharge
Heat generation
Control losses of hydrogen
Low cell efficiency
Life cycle
Cell and battery safety
Abuse tolerant
Acceptable cost
Miscellaneous Reasonable specific energy and
power
Components are recyclable
Abuse-tolerant
High specific energy and power
High energy efficiency
Good high-temperature
performance
Low elf-discharge
Recyclable parts
NA
Motor Components
Energy Storage: Ultracapacitors
Store energy as an electric charge in a polarized liquid layer
between an ionically electrolyte and conducting electrode
Primarily used for acceleration, climbing hills and regenerative
braking
Motor Components
Energy Storage: Flywheel
Store kinetic energy within a rapidly
spinning wheel
Complex, heavy, and large
Contains no acid or hazardous material
Not affected by temperature
Delivers a smooth flow of power
Click for more information on the fly wheel
Motor Components
Charging/Discharging the Battery
The following are some links to visually display the characteristics of
the motor and engine during different scenarios
 Driving at low speeds
 City driving
 Highway driving
 Uphill driving
 Coasting/Slowing/Stopping
Motor Components
Regenerative Braking
When the driver brakes, the motor becomes
a generator and the kinetic energy
generates electricity stored into the battery
The Toyota Prius uses about 30% of the
heat lost kinetic energy from braking
Motor Components
 Compression Ignition Direct Injection Engines (CIDI)
 Spark Ignition Engines
 Gas Turbines
 Fuel Cells
Hybrid Power Units
4 Types:
Motor Components
Hybrid Power Units: CIDI
Most promising power unit
Achieves combustion through
compressions without the use of a
spark plug
High pressure injection of the fuel
into the combustion chamber
Throttle and heat losses travels into
the combustion chamber increasing
thermal efficiency
Motor Components
Hybrid Power Units: Spark Ignition
Runs on an Otto cycle
Uses a homogeneous air-fuel mixture
before entering the combustion
chamber
When the combustion chamber is
compressed, the spark plug is ignited
Controlled by limiting the amount of air
allowed into the engine
Motor Components
Hybrid Power Units: Gas Turbines
Runs on a Brayton cycle
A compressor raises the pressure and temperature of the inlet air
Air is moved to the burner and fuel is injected and combusted to
raise the air temperature
Power is produced when
the heated pressure
mixture is expanded and
cooled through the
turbine
Motor Components
Hybrid Power Units: Fuel Cells
Generate electricity through an
electrochemical reaction
combining hydrogen with ambient
air
Pure hydrogen or any fossil fuel
produced is used as hydrogen-
rich gas
Water vapor is emitted
Click to see an animation of the
steps to make electricity from a
fuel cell.
Motor Components
– Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT)
– Automated shifted transmission
– Manual transmission
– Traditional automatic transmission with torque converter
Transmission
4 Types:
Motor Components
Transmission: CVT
Infinite number of variable transmissions
Currently not able to compete with 4-speed
and 5-speed transmissions in size, cost,
and reliability
Provides seamless, stepless acceleration
and deceleration
The Toyota Prius uses this
Vehicle Propulsion
 Series “Power Assist”
 Parallel “Range Extender”
 Dual-Mode: Combination of a series and parallel
Vehicle Propulsion
Series Configuration
Small fuel-burning engine that directly drives an alternator to
generate electricity
Electricity is stored in the battery or sent the to electric motor
When the batteries are drained to a certain level, the engine turns
on and recharges the battery
Vehicle Propulsion
Parallel Configuration
Two power paths
Hybrid power unit or electric propulsion system or both can power
the wheels
For long trips the engine is used
For hills, acceleration, and high power scenarios the electric motor
is used
Vehicle Propulsion
Propulsion
Comparison
Series Configuration Parallel Configuration
Benefits Engine never idles reducing
emissions
Engine drives a generator to run
at optimal performance
Allows a variety of options in
mounting the engine
Some don’t need a transmission
Has more power from
simultaneous power from motor
and engine
Don’t need a separate
generator because the motor
generates the battery
Power is directly coupled to the
road so can be more efficient
Examples
Toyota Prius
Honda Insight
Examples
Toyota Prius Honda Insight
Electric
Motor/Generator
/Power Storage
Output 273.6V (228 cells @
1.2V)
144V (120 cells @
1.2V)
Battery Type Nickel-Metal Hydride Nickel Metal Hydride
Power Output 33kW @ 5600rpm 10kW @ 3000rpm
Transmission ECVT CVT
Mileage
City/Highway
52/45 61/68
Gasoline Engine Horsepower @
rpm
70hp @ 4500rpm 67h @ 5700rpm
Emission
Rating
SULEV ULEV
HEV Challenges
 Energy storage devices with high power-to-energy
ratios
 Frequent shut down and start up of the HEV
 Reduce the size, weight, and cost
 Higher efficiency in the conversion of fuel to useful
power
 Advanced configurations for the propulsion system
components
Review
 What is an HEV?
 HEV objectives
 HEV advantages over conventional engines
 Motor components
 Vehicle propulsion
 Examples
 HEV Challenges
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