Generic Vehicle Energy Management

Authors

Dipl.-Ing. Leonhard Häußler, Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein,
Dipl.-Ing. Raphael Hummel,
Institute for Automotive Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen

Summary

On the way towards a considerable market penetration of pure electric mobility, hybrid vehicles constitute an efficient bridging technology. The variety of powertrain topologies which will be developed within this process seem to only be limited by the
creativeness of developers. Besides their individual mechanical realisation, powertrain concepts generally require an individually developed energy management, which, depending on the complexity of the chosen hybrid topology, can become rather complex itself. The approach of a generic vehicle energy management presented by ika aims at facilitating this development. The energy management requires a standardised description of the vehicle's powertrain topology and standardised component interfaces to provide real-time capable control.

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