A New Automotive Air Conditioning System Simulation Tool Developed in MATLAB/Simulink

Tibor Kiss; Lawrence Chaney; John Meyer

doi:10.4271/2013-01-0850

A New Automotive Air Conditioning System Simulation Tool Developed in MATLAB/Simulink

Tibor Kiss, Lawrence Chaney, John Meyer

Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences

Visteon

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Abstract

Further improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency require accurate evaluation of the vehicle's transient total power requirement. When operated, the air conditioning (A/C) system is the largest auxiliary load on a vehicle; therefore, accurate evaluation of the load it places on the vehicle's engine and/or energy storage system is especially important. Vehicle simulation software, such as'Autonomie,' has been used by OEMs to evaluate vehicles' energy performance. A transient A/C simulation tool incorporated into vehicle simulation models would also provide a tool for developing more efficient A/C systems through a thorough consideration of the transient A/C system performance. The dynamic system simulation software Matlab/Simulink was used to develop new and more efficientvehicle energy system controls. The various modeling methods used for the new simulation tool are described in detail. Comparison with measured data is provided to demonstrate the validity of the model.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-0850
State	Published - 2013
Event	SAE 2013 World Congress and Exhibition - Detroit, Michigan Duration: 16 Apr 2013 → 18 Apr 2013

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Conference	SAE 2013 World Congress and Exhibition
City	Detroit, Michigan
Period	16/04/13 → 18/04/13

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NREL/CP-5400-57488

Keywords

air conditioning
Matlab
power load
Simulink
vehicle simulation software

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