VSD From Avec HHV
VSD From Avec HHV
VSD From Avec HHV
Delivery Truck
BIN WU, CHAN-CHIAO LIN, ZORAN FILIPI 1, HUEI PENG
AND DENNIS ASSANIS
SUMMARY
Hydraulic hybrid propulsion and energy storage components demonstrate characteristics that are very different
from their electric counterparts, thus requiring unique control strategies. This paper presents a methodology for
developing a power management strategy tailored specifically to a parallel Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle (HHV)
configured for a medium-size delivery truck.
The Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle is modelled in the
MATLAB/SIMULINK environment to facilitate system integration and control studies . A Dynamic
Programming (DP) algorithm is used to obtain optimal control actions for gear shifting and power splitting
bet ween the engine and the hydraulic motor over a representative urban driving schedule . Features of optimal
trajectories are then studied to derive i mplementable rules. System behaviour demonstrates that the new control
strategy takes advantage of high power density and efficiency characteristics of hydraulic components, and
minimizes disadvantages of low energy density, to achieve enhanced overall efficiency . Simulation results
indicate that the potential for fuel economy improvement of medium trucks with hydraulic hybrid propulsion can
be as high as 48 %.
INTRODUCTION
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Large mass associated with trucks enables regenerating and reusing significant
amounts of braking energy in hybrid powertrain configurations. Consequently,
power flows through the hybrid sub system can be very high. This makes hydraulic
propulsion and storage components very attractive for truck applications, since they
are characterized by much higher power density compared to their electric
counterparts [1]. As the energy storage device, hydraulic accumulator has the ability
to accept high rates and high frequencies of charging/discharging, both of which are
not favor able for batteries. However, relatively low energy density of the hydraulic
accumulator requires carefully designed control strategy, so that the fuel economy
potential can be realized to its fullest. Given the properties of the hydraulic
components, parallel hybrid architecture is selected in this study as the most
attractive and cost-effective option.
Hybridization raises the question of coordinating the operation of primary power
source (typically an IC engine) and assistant power source (hydraulic motor) t o
maximize fuel economy while satisfying performance constraints. While there is
wealth of literature focused on control of hybrid electric vehicles, publications
devoted to hydraulic propulsion option are relatively scarce. Early studies attempted
to use engineering intuition to devise control strategies. Buchwald and others [1]
evaluated three different strategies on city buses considering simple vehicle
acceleration -deceleration profiles. Wu et al. [2] proposed a strategy for passenger
cars based on dividing the accumulator volume into two parts, one for regeneration
and the other for road-decoupling.
However, realistic in-vehicle operating
conditions are varying in a very wide range, often experiencing rapid transients [3,
4]. Efficiencies of both the engine and the hydraulic pump/motor are strong
functions of their respective operating conditions. Hence, optimization of control
strategies requires careful consideration of duty cycles for a specific vehicle, such as
the delivery truck, and goes beyond the ability of engineering intuition and static
analysis. Furthermore, establishing a truly optimal benchmark is necessary for
evaluating the potential of a given hybrid concept and assessing the successfulness
of a particular system design.
Dynamic Programming [5] is a numerical methodology developed for solving
sequential or multi-stage decision problems. The algorithm searches for optimal
decisions at discrete points in a time sequence. It has been shown to be a powerful
tool for optimal control in various application areas [5, 6, 7]. A design procedure for
developing sub-optimal implementable control strategies based on Dynamic
Programming (DP) was proposed previously for hybrid electric vehicles by Lin et al.
[7]. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that this approach can be successfully
applied to a hydraulic hybrid propulsion system and subsequently used to improve
our underst anding of the tradeoffs associated with power splitting strategies and
maximize overall system efficiency for hydraulic hybrid vehicles.
In this paper, we investigate application of Dynamic Programming methodology
for developing power management strategies tailored for the parallel hydraulic
hybrid powertrain. Next section describes modeling of the hydraulic hybrid truck in
the MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. This is followed by the introduction of the
2.1
An International 4700 series, Class VI 4x2 truck is selected as the baseline for this
work. The conventional truck has a mass of 7340 kg when fully loaded. In cities,
medium-size trucks like the 4700 series are frequently used to undertake delivery
tasks that include frequent stop s-and-goes. The conventional truck si hybridized
with hydraulic propulsion and storage components, and their added mass of 272 kg
is accounted for in the simulation study.
The schematic of the proposed hydraulic hybrid version of the delivery trucks
powertrain is given in Fig.1. This rear-wheel-drive hydraulic hybrid truck has two
power sources . The primary power source is the same diesel engine used in the
Diesel Engine
Exhaust
Gas
T
DS
EM
PS
C
Air
TC
TC
Inter
Inter
cooler
cooler
ICM
ICM
Trns
Hydraulic P/M
IM
DS
Power
Control
Module
Accumulator
Reservoir
The foundation for modeling the HHV system was the simulation of the
conventional truck, previously developed at the University of Michigan Automotive
Research Center. The model is implemented in the MATLAB/SIMULINK and
named Vehicle-Engine SIMulation (VESIM). It has been validated against vehicle
data measured on the proving ground [3]. Lin et al. [4] added electric components
and the power management module to create Hybrid Electric VESIM . T he hydraulic
hybrid is modeled by replacing the electric components with hydraulic components
and splitting the storage device into a high-pressure accumulator and a low -pressure
reservoir, hence generating the Hybrid Hydraulic VESIM (HH-VESIM). The
simulation model is forward-looking, with the source of excitation being the driver
controlling the vehicles forward speed by means of the fuel and brake pedals. The
drivers command is translated by the hybrid power management module into
signals defining the operation of the diesel engine, transmission and hybrid
propulsion components.
The hydraulic pump/motor model is derived from the concepts proposed by
Pourmovahed et al. [8]. The model accounts for both volumetric and torque losses in
the pump/motor. Volumetric losses include laminar leakage loss, turbulent leakage
loss and the loss due to fluid compressibilit y. Torque losses include effects of fluid
viscosity and mechanical friction. The model captures dependency of the
pump/motor efficiency on the operating mode (pumping or motoring) and operating
variables, such as displacement, pressure difference and rotational speed. For
example, at smaller displacements (i.e. load), both the laminar leakage and torque
losses are relatively larger than at high displacements, thus reducing the pump/motor
efficiency. The overall efficiency level can be varied by adjusting of model
constants, thus enabling fuel economy projections for different anticipated
technology levels.
For the accumulator and the reservoir, the energy conservation is applied to the
nitrogen gas being compressed by the hydraulic fluid. High pressures, in excess of
35 MPa, necessitate considering real gas properties via the Ben edict -Webb-Rubin
equation [9]. Due to fast compression and expansion, the gas temperature fluctuates
significantly and heat transfer effects are included in the model. Since increased
heat capacity generally improves accumulator efficiency, the effect of elastomeric
foam added to the gas side is considered and modeled based on [1 0]. The internal
friction and the pressure losses at the inlet/outlet and along the connecting hoses are
also included in the accumulator model [8 ]. Typically, the accumulator average
efficiency calculated based on the ratio of total energy flowing in and out is within
95~97%.
More details about the diesel engine, driveline, vehicle dynamics and cyber driver
modules are available in references [3, 4].
3
Power
Assist.
Engine
Only
Motor
Only
Fig. 2. Diesel engine BSFC map with constant-power lines illustrating the initial power management rules.
Fig. 2 illustrates the basic power-split idea on the engine Brake Specific Fuel
Consumption (BSFC) map. The engine operating range is divided into three zones
with two constant -power lines, the low - and high-power limit, respectively. When
the total power demand is less than the pre-selected lower bound (33 kW), the
hydraulic motor provides all the power, as long as there is energy available in the
accumulator. Between the lower bound and upper bound (113 kW), the engine
replaces the motor and provides the total power demand alone. Once the power
requirement exceeds the upper bound, the hydraulic motor kicks-in to supply the
power deficit. In case the power command becomes larger than the sum of the upper
bound (113kW) and the maximum available hydraulic motor power, the engine
power output is further increased to meet the total power demand. While this
strategy can be effective in improving the average ef ficiency of the engine, it leads
to relatively mild use of the motor. Higher power density of the hydraulic motor
implies that impact of control rules will depend not only on moving the engine
visitation points, but on a tradeoff between optimizing engine and motor operation.
In order to assess the effect of the initial control rules shown in Fig. 2, a simple
driving schedule is designed to represent a typical acceleration-deceleration
sequence (see Figure 3a). The fully loaded truck accelerates from stand-still to 35
mph at a rate of 0.1 g, maintains constant speed for a short period of time, and then
decelerates with the same rate until it comes to a complete stop. The motor and
engine power during the transient are shown in Fig. 3b, while Fig. 3c sh ows
accumulator state-of-charge history. Initial SOC is set at 90%. Vehicle is launched
with just the motor, but low-power limit is reached very quickly and at that point
the engine replaces the motor as the sole power source. Roughly ten seconds into
a)
b)
c)
Fig. 3.
Power split during an acceleration -deceleration sequence dictated by the initial power
management rules.
the driving cycle, the power demand exceeds the high-power limit and the motor
is activated again to assist the engine. Power demand for cruising is very low and is
easily provided by the motor. Recalling that the maximum p ower of the hydraulic
motor for the nominal maximum pressure in the accumulator is 158 kW, it is
obvious that initial rules under-utilize the hydraulic motor and force its operation at
very low loads. Consequently, SOC in the accumulator does not drop below 50%,
and regeneration of braking energy, indicated by a negative portion of the power
profile, ends early during deceleration because the accumulator becomes full. This
clearly indicates inadequacies of the initial rules and motivates our work on
optimizing power management specifically for the hydraulic hybrid system.
Since the braking energy is cost-free, the rule during braking is to use
regenerative braking whenever possible, i.e. whenever the hydraulic pump can
supply sufficient negative torque and the accumulator is not full. Friction brakes are
activated only when the braking torque requirement exceeds what the pump can
provide.
In contrast to typical HEV strategies, charging directly with engine power is
prohibited due to low energy density characteristic of the hydraulic accumulator. In
addition, rather than attempting to sustain the SOC within narrow limits, as it is done
with electric batteries, the accumulator state of charge can be allowed to vary from
fully charged to completely empty.
Realistic assessment of vehicle fuel economy depends critically on driving
conditions. The importance of the selected driving pattern is emphasized in case of
hybrid vehicles. Since our focus is on a typical delivery truck, all fuel economy
numbers in the remainder of this paper are evaluated over the Federal Urban Driving
Schedule (FUDS).
4
4.1
Once system configuration, component design and driving cycle are fixe d, the fuel
economy depends only on strategy for splitting propulsion power between two
power sources and the gear shifting logic. Since evidence present ed in Section 3
indicates deficiencies of the initial rule-based power management strategy, an
optimal control problem for HHV is formulated and solved by using Dynamic
Programming (DP) algorithm.
The objective is to search for optimal trajectories of control signals, u( k ) ,
including engine command, hydraulic pump/motor command and gear shifting
command to minimize the fuel consumption of the HHV truck over the whole
driving cycle, i.e.:
min J = min
u
k = N 1
L( x( k ), u( k ))
(1)
k =0
where L is fuel consumption over a time segment, N is driving cycle length, and x
and u are the vectors of state variables and control signals respectively. In order to
match the final value of accumulator SOC with its initial value, a penalty term is
added:
(2)
G = (SOC( N ) SOC(0)) 2
Hence, the objective of the DP problem can be expressed as follows:
min J = min
u
k = N 1
L( x (k ), u(k )) + G
(3)
k =0
As a high -fidelity simulation tool, HH-VESIM is not suitable for DP analysis, and
model simplification is conducted to reduce computation time. For Hydraulic
propulsion sub-system, all dynamics are eliminated. The pressure difference
between the accumulator and the reservoir is mapped as a static function of
accumulator SOC, while the pump/motor efficiency model is replaced with look-up
tables. More details about model simplification and DP algorithm are available from
reference [7]. After simplification, only two states remain: the transmission gear
number and the accumulator SOC. Based on Bellmans principle of optimality, the
Dynamic Programming algorithm is presented as follows [5]:
Step N 1 :
J *N 1 ( x( N 1)) = min [ L( x ( N 1), u( N 1)) + G (x (N )) ]
(4)
u (N 1)
50
0
1
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
SOC
Speed (mph)
0.5
Power (kW)
Gear
100
50
0
-50
5
4
3
2
1
0
Time (sec)
Fig. 4. Dynamic Programming results obtained over the FUDS driving schedule.
Pengine
Pmotor
4.2
and avoiding simultaneous use of both the engine and the motor, the DP obviously
attempts to keep propulsion components at high-load, high-efficiency regimes.
Load of the hydraulic motor is expressed through a displacement factor, i.e. the ratio
of instantaneous displacement to maximum displacement. The displacement factor
time history shown in Fig. 6c demonstrates DPs effectiveness in controlling motor
load. Observed behavior is in sharp contrast with the power assist rule in the initial
strategy. Finally, analysis of the SOC profile in Fig. 6a indicates t hat DP ensures: (i)
enough accumulator storage space for the future regeneration event, and (ii)
appropriate hydraulic energy reserve for next launching.
a)
b)
c)
Fig. 6. DP optimized system behavior during the 400~510 second interval of the driving schedule.
Unfortunately, all of these features are not practically applicable, because, unlike
the Dynamic Programming algorithm, we do not know the future. In addition, very
frequent switching between the motor and the engine would be unacceptable from
the drivaeability standpoint. Hence, new rules have to be derived from ideas
described in the previous paragraph and practical constraints. As an example,
attempting to use only the motor to launch the vehicle should ensure frequent motor
operation at high load and low -to-moderate speed, as well as emptying of the
accumulator in preparation for the next braking event. Accounting for constrains
imposed by motor power limits and availability of energy in the accumulator, leads
to the following improved rules for the driving mode (Pcommand > 0):
IF SOC > 0,
Pmotor = min(Pcommand, P motor max)
Pengine =Pcommand - Pmotor
Else,
Pengine = Pcommand, Pmotor = 0
Discussion of Results
The overall simulation results are summarized in Table 1. For each vehicle
configuration, and power management option, two cases are simulated; one with
High Efficiency Pump/Motor (HEPM) and the other with Low Efficiency
Pump/Motor (LEPM). Thus, flexibility of the simulation is utilized to explore the
boundaries for realistic systems, rather than a single arbitrary case. Hybridization
significantly improves trucks fuel economy (FE) over the city driving schedule.
Even with the initial generic rules, which were never optimized for HHV, the fuel
economy expressed in miles per gallon (mpg) improved 32.3% (for HEPM) and
15.6% (for LEPM) compared to the conventional vehicle.
Optimized gear shifting schedule modified based on Dynamic Programming
results, further improves fuel economy, but only slightly (see Table 1). However,
implementation of new power splitting rules in addition to modified gear shifting,
leads to FE improvements of 47.4% (HEPM) and 27.8% (LEPM). Hence, even
Table 1. Summary of simulation results obtained over the urban driving schedule
Configur
ation
P/M
Efficiency
mpg
mpg
Improve.
Regen.
Energy
(kJ)
Reused
Energy
(kJ)
Reused /
Regen.
Conventional
NA
Initial Rule
Initial Rule +
Improved Shifting
High
Low
Improved Rule
High
Low
Dynamic
Programming
High
Low
High
Low
10.39
NA
13.75
32.3%
12.01
15.6%
14.08
35.5%
12.40
19.3%
15.32
47.4%
13.28
27.8%
18.37
76.8%
14.34
38.0%
NA
9748
9700
9652
9736
9459
9656
10013
10458
NA
6034
3187
5963
3229
7476
4524
8491
5134
NA
61.9%
32.9%
61.8%
33.2%
79.0%
46.9%
84.8%
49.1%
though practical new rules can not achieve the same levels of fuel economy
produced by the DP algorithm, they enable a very dramatic increase of HHVs
ability to realize its fuel saving potential. In case the HHV is configured with the
low -efficiency/low -cost motor the fuel economy improvement is almost doubled
with the new power management strategy compared to initial rules.
Fig. 7 shows the differences between the initial and improved power management
strategies and helps us explain the efficiency gains with new rules. With the initial
strategy, the hydraulic motor provides mild power assist and operates predominantly
with the small displacement factor (see Fig. 7a, bottom). With improved strategies,
the hydraulic motor frequently operates with a much higher displacement factor
level, often reaching full-load conditions, as shown in Fig. 7b, bottom. The
combination of high load and low-t o-moderate speed leads to most efficient motor
operation, as shown by the efficiency iso-lines in Figure 8. For illustration purposes,
motor visitation points are superimposed on the efficiency map in Fig. 8, both for
initial and improved rules derived from DP results. Operating points of the motor
controlled by original generic rules are clustered in the mid-speed/low -load region
(displacement factor < 0.4), in the area of relatively low efficiencies. The new
strategy is able to move most points into the mid-speed/high -load zone characterized
by highest efficiencies. In fact, new strategy enables the motor to quite frequently
operate at full load (displacement factor = 1). In addition, frequent use of the motor
for vehicle acceleration often depletes the energy in the accumulator, which prepares
the system for the next regeneration event. Therefore, situations where SOC hits the
upper limit and prevents further regeneration are avoided; an example simulated
with initial rules is seen in Fig. 7a, around 425 seconds into the driving schedule.
The results in Table 1 indicate the critical role of regeneration and effective reuse of the braking energy. Total regenerated energy captured during braking reaches
similar levels in all cases, except for DP calculations. However, reused energy
varies significantly with both efficiency of components (HEPM vs. LEPM) and
power management. The reused and regenerated energy are obtained as integrals of
motoring and pumping power over the whole driving cycle. Therefore, all losses in
the accumulator/reservoir, pump and motor are considered. If the hydraulic hybrid
vehicle (HEPM) with initial rules is compared to the same HHV operating with
optimized rules, the increase from 6034 kJ to 7476 kJ of reused energy can be
attributed directly to the control strategy forcing the motor to operate in more
efficient regimes. The ratio between reused energy and regenerated energy , shown
in the last row of Table 1, illustrates the effectiveness of the energy conversion in
the hydraulic sub-system. It should not be confused with so called wheel-to-wheel
efficiencies, since the ratio does not account for losses in the driveline and friction
braking. The new power management allows increase of the ratio from about 62%
to 79% for the HEPM configuration, and from roughly 33% to 47% in case of
LEPM configuration. In summary, regeneration of braking energy is a major factor
in improving fuel economy of hybrid trucks, and hydraulic components can do it
very effectively, provided that power management is optimized to take full
advantage of their characteristics.
Fig. 8. Hydraulic motor operating points plotted on the motors efficiency map (Low Efficiency PM).
CONCLUSIONS
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