Control of a parallel hybrid powertrain: optimal control

Control strategies for hybrid powertrains are algorithms that choose the power split between the engine and motor of a hybrid vehicle in order to minimize the fuel consumption and/or emissions. The goal of this paper is to propose an efficient tool to evaluate minimal fuel consumption that is achievable in simulation. Several approaches have been proposed, using heuristics (Delprat et al. 1999) or dynamic programming (Brahma et al., 2000; Rimaux et al., 1999). One drawback of these approaches is the huge amount of time required to obtain solutions. The approach described here is based on optimal control theory (Lewis & Syrmos, 1995) and avoids this drawback. Moreover, it can be easily applied to a large family of parallel arrangements.

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