Development of an Integrated Cooling System Controller for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

A hybrid electrical bus employs both a turbo diesel engine and an electric motor to drive the vehicle in different speed-torque scenarios. The cooling system for such a vehicle is particularly power costing because it needs to dissipate heat from not only the engine, but also the intercooler and the...

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Main Authors: Chong Wang, Qun Sun, Limin Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2605460
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description A hybrid electrical bus employs both a turbo diesel engine and an electric motor to drive the vehicle in different speed-torque scenarios. The cooling system for such a vehicle is particularly power costing because it needs to dissipate heat from not only the engine, but also the intercooler and the motor. An electronic control unit (ECU) has been designed with a single chip computer, temperature sensors, DC motor drive circuit, and optimized control algorithm to manage the speeds of several fans for efficient cooling using a nonlinear fan speed adjustment strategy. Experiments suggested that the continuous operating performance of the ECU is robust and capable of saving 15% of the total electricity comparing with ordinary fan speed control method.
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spelling doaj-art-9dedc1962d59484bbca6a9ce7292c46c2025-08-20T03:38:26ZengWileyJournal of Electrical and Computer Engineering2090-01472090-01552017-01-01201710.1155/2017/26054602605460Development of an Integrated Cooling System Controller for Hybrid Electric VehiclesChong Wang0Qun Sun1Limin Xu2School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, ChinaSchool of International Education, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, ChinaA hybrid electrical bus employs both a turbo diesel engine and an electric motor to drive the vehicle in different speed-torque scenarios. The cooling system for such a vehicle is particularly power costing because it needs to dissipate heat from not only the engine, but also the intercooler and the motor. An electronic control unit (ECU) has been designed with a single chip computer, temperature sensors, DC motor drive circuit, and optimized control algorithm to manage the speeds of several fans for efficient cooling using a nonlinear fan speed adjustment strategy. Experiments suggested that the continuous operating performance of the ECU is robust and capable of saving 15% of the total electricity comparing with ordinary fan speed control method.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2605460
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