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GPS-based Optimization of PHEV Power Demands in a Cold Weather City. Ryan Smith; Matthew Morison; David Capelle ; Caleigh Christie ; Danny Blair, Ph.D. University of Winnipeg’s Department of Geography. Introduction. What is a PHEV?. http://www.eeh.ee.ethz.ch/. Introduction.
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GPS-based Optimization of PHEV Power Demands in a Cold Weather City Ryan Smith; Matthew Morison; David Capelle; Caleigh Christie; Danny Blair, Ph.D. University of Winnipeg’s Department of Geography
Introduction What is a PHEV? http://www.eeh.ee.ethz.ch/
Introduction How do you design a PHEV? • Power Requirements depend onDistance, Speed, Acceleration and Duration • Time available for Battery Recharging • Opportunity (daytime) charging • At-home (evening) charging
Purpose • Modeling power demands of PHEVs under a variety of temperature and recharging scenarios to understand the environmental and economic benefits of PHEV use • Using a duty cycle previously created from a real-time GPS-based dataset collected by the University of Winnipeg’s AUTO21 research team (Smith et al., 2011)
Vehicle Power Demand – the Duty Cycle • A representative, 24-hour profile • Duty Cycles indicate: • Typical speed and acceleration demands • Hours of the day vehicle is in operation • Number of Trips / Day • Time available for Recharging • Derived: Multiple vehicles, thousands of trips over long periods of time
Participants • Seventy-six volunteer drivers collecting GPS data while driving, from Winnipeg & nearby communities. • One year period • Recruitment: • Local media • Word-of mouth • Sample bias towards higher-income households… a good thing?
Equipment • 76 GPS receivers (Otto Driving Companion) • Store 300 hours of data @ one-second intervals • Plug-in to vehicle lighter socket • Transfer data to PC via USB cable • Accuracy: • Position: 10 metres • Speed: 1 km/h myottomate.com/checkoutotto.asp
Modeling PHEV Power Demands • 3 different types of PHEVs • 4 temperatures • 2 charging scenarios
Governing Equations WPG03 Varied Inputs
Go to… Power Demand Model
Cost Comparison for Opportunity and Overnight Charging \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Conclusion • Cold temperatures affect vehicle operation energy costs • Daytime opportunity charging dramatically reduces energy costs • Large battery PHEVs (PHEV20) are not optimal for the WPG03 • From engineering and consumer points of view, optimization (on a per duty cycle basis) is necessary to realize the full environmental and economic benefits of PHEV technology. • Goldilocks effect
Acknowledgments • Frank Franczyk, Persen Technologies Inc. • Department of Geography, University of Winnipeg Funding and Support