Design and implementation of a hybrid electric motorcycle management system

“…In recent years, many studies have been conducted on hybrid electric vehicles to improve their performance or reduce environmental pollution. Hsu and Lu [8] modified the design and production of the energy management system for a hybrid motorcycle, which carried a 125 cc ICE and a 1-kW electric motor based on a uniaxial parallel system architecture. At vehicle speeds less than 15 km/h, the motorcycle was driven by the electric motor.…”

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confidence: 99%

Development of a Hybrid Electric Motorcycle that Accords Energy Efficiency and Controllability via an Inverse Differential Gear and Power Mode Switching Control

et al. 2019

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In this study, inverse differential gear and power mode switching control were used to develop a hybrid electric motorcycle (HEM). An inverse differential gear power splitter was installed to integrate or distribute the power of an internal combustion engine (ICE), thus achieving single/dual power output. In addition, the transmission system was configured with continuously variable transmission to adjust the transmission speed reduction ratio and stabilize the power output. As a result, three power modes (i.e., the motor drive mode, ICE drive/generator mode, and dual power drive mode) could be switched between each other smoothly. Finally, our HEM was tested by a chassis power gauge. The test results showed that the HEM consumed 41.1% less fuel and produced 58.6% less exhaust emissions compared with conventional ICE motorcycles. In terms of controllability, the acceleration time for 0–100 m was 2.4 s less than the Taiwan E-scooter Standard (TES). The fastest highest vehicle speed was 2.1 times greater than the test of the TES.

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“…This aspect is particularly relevant when the hybrid vehicle is a sport one, as the increase in weight and the effects of the additional torque provided by the electric engine may heavily impact on the vehicle dynamic performance. While several studies have been performed to asses the performance of hybrid motorcycles from an energy or mechanical design point of view, (see e.g., Cipek et al, 2013;Hsu and Shao-Yuan, 2010;Kuen-Bao, 2008) less attention has been given to the evaluation of the impact of the hybrid power-train structure on the handling capabilities of the vehicle. In this context, a virtual environment capable of accurately describing the vehicle dynamics is a key feature for testing different engine and power systems management algorithms and their impact on the vehicle manoeuvrability.…”

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confidence: 99%

Validating power management strategies for hybrid sport motorcycles: a virtual prototyping approach

Maran

Simoi²,

Beghi

et al. 2017

IJVSMT

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In this paper, we consider the problem of assessing the performance of different power management strategies for a hybrid, 125cc sport motorbike. The electrical machine is used to obtain a torque boost during accelerations, with reduced emissions. Being a sport motorcycle, impact of the hybridisation on performance in terms of handling has to be carefully evaluated. To this aim, a virtual environment has been realised, that allows to describe in detail the vehicle dynamics, as well as the characteristics of the hybrid power train. The simulation environment is completed by a virtual rider and a tool for building test circuits. The virtual environment is used to evaluate two different power management strategies, based on a standard heuristic and on torque-split optimal control strategies, respectively. Results of simulations on a virtual track and of field tests are included.

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Design and implementation of a hybrid electric motorcycle management system

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Performance and energy management of a novel full hybrid electric powertrain system

Performance and energy management of a novel full hybrid electric powertrain system

Development of a Hybrid Electric Motorcycle that Accords Energy Efficiency and Controllability via an Inverse Differential Gear and Power Mode Switching Control

Validating power management strategies for hybrid sport motorcycles: a virtual prototyping approach

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