STUDY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES WITH ADVISOR

The main paper’s purpose is to present how students and researchers can use the ADVISOR software in the design and simulation of electric vehicles. Not only electric vehicles but also hybrid, fuel-cell, or internal combustion engine vehicles can be simulated, this paper refers only to the former. Starting with the principal electric vehicle components such as the energy storage system and the electric motor, the user can choose them from the existing ones in the library or can compose/define new others. The software allows imposing different driving cycles (choosing from the library or user-defined) and calculates selected performances of the vehicle based on the simulation. Should emphasize the eloquent way of ADVISOR in presenting the results on the energy consumption of the main components as well as of the entire vehicle. Thus, it is easy to find how certain equipment affects the overall efficiency of the electric vehicle.