Research Objectives

To determine the optimal sizing of energy and power capacities for the battery-supercapacitor system for a target range while driving in a standard drive cycle for the Electric Passenger Car.

To design an appropriate bidirectional DC-DC converter structure for Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) for electric vehicle interfacing battery and supercapacitor to achieve excellent dynamic performance with reduced size of passive components.

To validate the proposed design and control strategies in the simulation platform and in a hardware prototype.