Abstract
The paper deals with the study related to integration
of Flywheel Energy storage system (FESS) to an already
available model of parallel hybrid vehicle with pretransmission
torque coupling, i.e., replacing the conventional
chemical battery with an equivalent mechanical battery.
Advantages like high reliability, long cycle life, high energy
storage capacity and deep discharge of an FESS can potentially
enhance the performance of the hybrid vehicles. FESS
employed for the analysis comprises an integrated flywheel
homopolar inductor machine with High-frequency drive. The
simulation results of an Electrically Peaking Hybrid (ELPH)
are used as a base work in the present analysis. The ELPH
model uses a control strategy to optimize the vehicle
performance with a major concern for battery performance.
The paper analyzes the performance of considered FESS
model under the same control strategy and driving conditions.
A MATLAB/SIMULINK model is used for the analysis of the
vehicle for both urban and highway drives. Finally a
comparison is drawn between the performance of the chemical
battery, working in its best efficiency range, as a result of the
applied control strategy, to that of the considered FESS. It is
inferred from the simulated results that the performance of
employed FESS is satisfactory in comparison to chemical
batteries. It is therefore expected that FESS can be effectively
employed in hybrid vehicles.
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