Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Electric Minibus Integrated Cabin and Powertrain Heat Pump Coolant Loop

Real-Time Thermal Comfort-Oriented NMPC for Electric Vehicle Heat Pump Systems Using a Control-Oriented PMV Model

Cabin heating significantly affects the driving range of electric vehicles (EVs) under cold weather conditions, making energy-efficient thermal management essential. Conventional control strategies typically regulate a fixed cabin temperature setpoint, which may lead to suboptimal energy consumption and does not direct...

Towards Highly Efficient Electric Vehicle Powertrains: Architecture, Control, and Thermal Management

Battery electric vehicles are central to the transition toward sustainable road transport, yet their widespread adoption remains constrained by limited driving range and the cost, mass, and environmental burden associated with larger battery packs. Improving powertrain energy efficiency offers an alternative route to e...

A Study on Modeling and Control of Thermal Management Systems for Pure Electric Vehicles with Battery Temperature Control

: To address the cooling and preheating requirements of traction batteries in pure electric vehicles, this study proposes an integrated thermal management system coupling the refrigerant, battery, cabin heating, and motor/power-electronics cooling circuits. The system enables indirect natural cooling, chiller-assisted...

Vehicle-level energy flow simulation and thermal management strategy optimization for battery electric vehicles

Real-Time Model Predictive Energy Management for Portable Air-Cooled Fuel Cell/Lithium-Ion Battery Hybrid Power Systems

This study investigates real-time model predictive energy management for portable air-cooled fuel cell/lithium-ion battery hybrid power systems. To capture the coupled electrical and thermal behavior of the system while maintaining computational efficiency for online control, a control-oriented lumped-parameter model i...

Performance evaluation and intelligent control of electric vehicle R290 heat pump/air conditioning system based on reinforcement learning

The heat pump air conditioning (HPAC) system constitutes a dominant energy-consuming subsystem in electric vehicles (EVs), under winter operating conditions, its energy consumption can account for up to 50% of the total energy consumption of the vehicle. As an environmentally friendly and thermos-dynamically superior a...