TY - CONF AV - none SP - 339 PB - IEEE Computer Society Y1 - 2013/// TI - Influence of motor power and efficiency on fuel consumption of retrofit-conversion split-parallel hybrid electric vehicle KW - All wheel drive vehicles; Efficiency; Electric motors; Fuel consumption; Fuel economy; Propulsion; Retrofitting; Wheels KW - Design spaces; Hybrid-electric vehicles; In-wheel motor; Motor efficiencies; Rule-based control strategies; Split-axle parallel hybrids; Split-parallel hybrid drivetrains; Through-the-road HEV KW - Hybrid vehicles SN - 9781479907205 N2 - A split-axle parallel hybrid drivetrain with in- wheel motors allows for existing fuel-powered vehicles to be converted into a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) with minor mechanical modification, to result in a retrofit-conversion HEV. This is achieved by placing electric motors in the hubs of the otherwise non-driven wheels. Due to the small design space of the wheel hub, the size and power of the in-wheel motor that can be installed is severely restricted to less than 10kW per wheel, raising the concern of actual performance in improvement in the converted hybrid vehicle. This work analyzes the impact of motor size and efficiency on fuel economy of three different converted hybrid vehicles, through simulation using rule-based control strategy. Results provide insight into the sensitivity of different-sized vehicles to the size and efficiency of the retrofitted electric motor. © 2013 IEEE. EP - 343 CY - Beijing UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84893279902&doi=10.1109%2fVPPC.2013.6671715&partnerID=40&md5=d3b5a4dc95529fbc024dc04683b6f50c A1 - Zulkifli, S.A. A1 - Mohd, S. A1 - Saad, N. A1 - Aziz, A.R.A. N1 - cited By 6; Conference of 2013 9th IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, IEEE VPPC 2013 ; Conference Date: 15 October 2013 Through 18 October 2013; Conference Code:102367 ID - scholars3899 ER -