212Electric
Vehicle Technology Explained, Second Edition
XDATA(C) = omega;
YDATA(C) = Torque;
For this type of plot the points should be left as disconnected points – they should not be joined by a line. MATLAB® easily allows this, and a suitable plot command is given near the end of the script file of Section A. In Figure 8.17 this has been done for the electric scooter simulation. This maps the operating points of the motor. This graph should be carefully compared with Figure 7.7 in the previous chapter. It can be seen that,
at
least with this driving cycle, the motor is frequently operating in the region of about rads speed, and low (
∼10 N m) torque. From Figure 7.7 we can see that this is
precisely the area where the motor is most efficient . The motor is thus extremely well matched to this particular driving cycle. This probably explains why the range simulation results were rather better than given in the specification for the Peugeot Scoot’Elec, to which our model is quite similar.
8.4.5 Range Modelling of Fuel Cell VehiclesThe principal energy flows in a fuel-cell-powered vehicle are shown in Figure 8.18. The energy required to drive the various fuel cell ancillaries that were discussed in Chapter have not been explicitly shown, but these can be accounted for by adjustments to the value of the fuel cell efficiency.
35 30 25 20 15 10 Torque speed mapping for electric scooter motor motor torque
/N
m
Very many points here 20 40 60 80 100 120 motor speed rads 1bFigure 8.17
A plot of the torque/speed operating points for the electric motor in an electric scooter during the ECE-47 test cycle.
In the indicated region, many points are superimposed, as the vehicle is at a constant velocity