PSAT Presentations

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Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

• Evaluation of PHEVs Fuel Efficiency and Cost Using MonteCarlo Analysis, May 2009. (745kB pdf)
• Real World Drive Cycles on PHEV Fuel Efficiency and Cost for Different Powertrain and Battery Characteristics, May 2009. (407kB pdf)
• Fair Comparison of Powertrain Configurations for Plug-In Hybrid Operation using Global Optimization, April 2009. (468kB pdf)
• Impact of Real-World Drive Cycles on PHEV Battery Requirements, April 2009. (302kB pdf)
• PHEV Component Requirements and Efficiencies, April 2009. (453kB pdf)
• PHEV Control Strategy, April 2009. (507kB pdf)
  
• PHEV Battery Requirement - Uncertainty Based on Real World Drive Cycles, December 2008 (430kb pdf)
• PHEV Modeling and Simulation Activities Overview, November 2008 (6.03MB pdf)
• PHEV Component Requirements Summary, November 2008 (5.0MB pdf)
• PHEV Vehicle Level Control Strategies Summary, November 2008 (1.6MB pdf)
• PHEV Battery Requirement Uncertainties Based on Real World Drive Cycle and Impact of Temperature on Fuel Efficiency, September 2008 (1.54MB pdf)
• Comparison of Powertrain Configuration for Plug-in HEVs from a Fuel Economy Perspective, April 14, 2008 (367kb pdf)
• Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control Strategy: Comparison between EV and Charge-Depleting Options, April 14, 2008 (497kb pdf)
• Impact of Drive Cycles on PHEV Component Requirements, April 14, 2008 (717kb pdf)
• PHEV Control Strategy Assessment and Optimization, February 28, 2008 (592kb pdf)
• PHEV Component Requirements, February 28, 2008 (781kb pdf)
• Research on PHEV Battery Requirements and Evaluation of Early Prototypes, May 2007 (1.6Mb pdf)
• Midsize and SUV Vehicle Simulation Results for Plug-in HEV Component Requirements, April 2007 (713kb pdf)
• Plug-in Vehicle Control Strategy: From Global Optimization to Real-time Application, October 2006 (1.3Mb pdf)

Hybrid Electric Vehicles

• Cost Benefit Analysis of Advanced Powertrains from 2010 to 2045, May 2009 (576kB pdf)
• Tahoe HEV Model Development in PSAT, April 2009. (1.10MB pdf)
  
• Impact of Drive Cycle Aggressiveness and Speed on HEVs Fuel Consumption Sensitivity, April 2007 (737kb pdf)
• Analyzing the Uncertainty in the Fuel Economy Prediction for the EPA MOVES Binning Methodology, April 2007 (1.2Mb pdf)
• Fuel Economy Sensitivity to Vehicle Mass, April 2006 (202kb pdf)
• Trade-Offs Between Fuel Economy and NOx Emissions Using Fuzzy Logic Control With a Hybrid CVT Configuration, October 2002 (1.1Mb pdf)
• Benefits of Hybridization for Class 2B Trucks, August 2001 ( 622kb pdf)
• Validation Process of a HEV System Analysis Model: Application to the MY99 Prius, March 2001 (936kb pdf)

Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles

• Evolution of Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles Compared to Conventional Vehicles from 2010 to 2045, April 2009. (686kB pdf)
  
• Prospects on Fuel Efficiency Improvements for Hydrogen Powered Vehicles, October 2008 (870kb pdf)
• Impact of Combining Hydrogen ICE with Fuel Cell System Using PSAT, April 2006 (440kb pdf)
• Fuel Cell Vehicle Fuel Economy Optimization, June 2004 (1.1Mb pdf)
• Energy Storage System Requirements for Fuel Cell Vehicles, March 2004 (431kb pdf)
• Dual-Source Energy Storage Potential for Fuel Cell Vehicle Applications, October 2003 (556kb pdf)
• GCtool – PSAT Linkage, June 2001 (142kb pdf)

Vehicle Validation

• GM Tahoe and OEM PHEV Validation, April 2009. (846kB pdf)
  
• PHEV Hymotion Prius Model Validation and Control Improvements, December 2007 (1.3Mb pdf)
• PSAT Validation - Example of Results, September 2007 (1Mb pdf)
• Integrating Data, Performing Quality Assurance, and Validating the Vehicle Model for the 2004 Prius Using PSAT, April 2006 (8Mb pdf)
• Honda Insight Validation Using PSAT, August 2001 (640kb pdf)

Fuel Economy Comparison of Advanced Powertrains

• GPRA / PDS 2009, April 2009. (684kB pdf)
  
• ANL - DOE Merit Review - Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Study, February 28, 2008 (821kb pd)

Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles

• Heavy Duty Simulations, May 2009. (778kB pdf)
  

Plug & Play Software Architecture

• Autonomie Plug&Play Software Architecture, May 2009. (823kB pdf)
  
• Plug-and-Play Powertrain Architecture - Partnership with GM, February 28, 2008 (672kb pdf)

Well-to-Wheel

• Impact of FreedomCAR Goals on Well-to-Wheel Analysis, April 2005 (97kb pdf)
• Comparing Apples to Apples: Well-to-Wheel Analysis of Current ICE and Fuel Cell Vehicle Technologies, March 2004 (510kb pdf)

Vehicle Cost

• Trade-Off between Fuel Economy and Cost for Advanced Vehicle Configurations, April 2005 (219kb pdf)

December 9, 2008