Extended Fuzzy C-Means and Genetic Algorithms to Optimize Power Flow Management in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Authors: Ippolito L.¹; Loia V.²; Siano P.³

Source: Fuzzy Optimization and Decision Making, Volume 2, Number 4, 200312 , pp. 359-374(16)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

The need for personal transportation must be harmonized by considering the impact of so huge number of vehicles on the environment. The adoption of hybrid electric vehicles can provide a sensible improvement from an environmental viewpoint, but at the same time makes more difficult the definition and implementation of the overall powertrain control mechanism. In fact, powertrain control problems are known to be very complex due to conflicting requirements, and this difficulty augments in case of hybrid electric vehicles. Most of the features of the future hybrid electric vehicles are enabled by a new energy flow management unit designed to split the instantaneous power demand between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor, ensuring both an efficient power supply and reduced emissions. Classic approaches that rely on static thresholds, optimized on a fixed drive cycle, cannot face the high dynamicity and unpredictability of real-life drive conditions. The need to actually control a real vehicle stimulates the research of innovative methodologies for the real-time identification of the operating points of each energy source. This paper is framed into this context: after a brief discussion about a non-conventional formalization of the energy flows problem based on a multiobjective function, a knowledge-based control system for splitting the vehicle's power demand between the engine and motor is presented. The proposed approach exploits a fuzzy clustering criterion that combined with a genetic algorithm, permits to achieve better results, both in terms of a reduced computational effort and an improved efficiency of the control system over various driving cycles. To validate the proposed approach, simulation tests and comparisons with other energy management strategies are discussed.

Keywords: hybrid vehicles; fuzzy c-means; genetic algorithms; multi-objective optimization

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione e Ingegneria Elettrica, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo, 1 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy, Email: ippolito@unisa.it 2: Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Università degli Studi di Salerno, 84081 Baronissi (SA) Italy, Email: loia@unisa.it 3: Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione e Ingegneria Elettrica, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo, 1 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy, Email: psiano@unisa.it

Publication date: 2003-01-01

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