%0 Conference Paper
%A Zulkifli, S.A.
%A Mohd, S.
%A Maharun, M.
%A Saad, N.
%A Aziz, A.R.A.
%D 2012
%F scholars:3108
%I IEEE Computer Society
%K Axles; Energy management; Energy management systems; Fuel economy; Fuels; Hybrid systems; Parallel architectures; Retrofitting; Traction motors; Vehicle wheels, Economic considerations; Energy management strategies; Experimental prototype; Experimental set up; Hardwarein-the-loop(HIL) simulation; In-wheel motor; Retrofit hybrid vehicles; Split-axle parallel hybrids, Hybrid vehicles
%P 582-587
%R 10.1109/ICIAS.2012.6306082
%T Development of a retrofit split-axle parallel hybrid electric vehicle with in-wheel motors
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/3108/
%V 2
%X One configuration of a hybrid electric vehicle is the split-axle parallel architecture, which enables existing ICE-powered vehicles to be retrofitted into a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) with minimal modification achieved by placing electric motors in the hub of the non-driven wheels. This paper describes benefits of a hybrid drive-train and presents development work of an experimental prototype of the retrofit hybrid system, implemented on a Proton WAJA. It explains operation of the retrofit vehicle's energy management system and describes a dynamic simulation model for the HEV. Preliminary simulation studies show a fuel reduction of 25 compared to the ICE only-powered vehicle. Economic consideration requires further improvement of the fuel reduction, for the system to be commercially viable. This paper suggests for further research, an improvement to the simple retrofit system and investigation of various energy management strategies, to improve the fuel economy. Finally, this work describes experimental set-up for field testing and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation of the retrofit HEV. © 2011 IEEE.
%Z cited By 9; Conference of 2012 4th International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems, ICIAS 2012 ; Conference Date: 12 June 2012 Through 14 June 2012; Conference Code:93534