Connectivity-Enhanced Route Selection and Adaptive Control for the Chevrolet Volt: Preprint

Jeffrey Gonder, Eric Wood, Sai Rajagopalan

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Abstract

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and General Motors evaluated connectivity-enabled efficiency enhancements for the Chevrolet Volt. A high-level model was developed to predict vehicle fuel and electricity consumption based on driving characteristics and vehicle state inputs. These techniques were leveraged to optimize energy efficiency via green routing and intelligent control mode scheduling, which were evaluated using prospective driving routes between tens of thousands of real-world origin/destination pairs. The overall energy savings potential of green routing and intelligent mode scheduling was estimated at 5% and 3% respectively. These represent substantial opportunities considering that they only require software adjustments to implement.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages14
StatePublished - 2014
Event21st World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems - Detroit, Michigan
Duration: 7 Sep 201411 Sep 2014

Conference

Conference21st World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
CityDetroit, Michigan
Period7/09/1411/09/14

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5400-60960

Keywords

  • green routing
  • intelligent transportation systems
  • navigation
  • route-based/adaptive powertrain control
  • vehicle drive cycles/profiles
  • vehicle energy use prediction
  • vehicle telematics

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