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This paper addresses inefficiencies in the power-train of an Induction Motor (IM) driven battery electric vehicle. The paper provides a new drive-train and strategy solution, and a comparative study, to demonstrate an overall battery-to-wheel efficiency gain. A continuously variable transmission is coupled with an IM drive and is simulated using an adaptive control algorithm. Battery DC-Watt hours per km driven is used to test the overall battery-to-wheel efficiency. A comparative study of battery-to-wheel efficiency is then preformed. Results of this paper show an overall increase in battery-to-wheel efficiency in the FTP-75 drive cycle when using a CVT in the two vehicles modelled.
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Smolenaers, S., Ektesabi, M. (2012). Battery-to-Wheel Efficiency of an Induction Motor Battery Electric Vehicle with CVT and Adaptive Control. In: Subic, A., Wellnitz, J., Leary, M., Koopmans, L. (eds) Sustainable Automotive Technologies 2012. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24145-1_30
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