Download or read book Fuel Consumption and Consumption Optimization written by Michael Hilgers and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-24 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this work, consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology that goes into modern commercial vehicles. Starting from the customer's fundamental requirements, the characteristics and systems that define the design of the vehicles are presented knowledgeably in a series of articles, each of which can be read and studied on their own. In this volume, Fuel Consumption and Consumption Optimization, the main focus is placed on the factors for optimizing consumption in the conventional vehicle. Fuel consumption can be optimized by four different factors: the technology of the vehicle, the conditions of its operation, the behavior of the driver and the maintenance and upkeep of the vehicle. These aspects are described in a way that is easily understood for training and practical application.

Download or read book Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light Duty Vehicles written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles without compromising vehicle performance or safety. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy estimates the potential fuel savings and costs to consumers of available technology combinations for three types of engines: spark-ignition gasoline, compression-ignition diesel, and hybrid. According to its estimates, adopting the full combination of improved technologies in medium and large cars and pickup trucks with spark-ignition engines could reduce fuel consumption by 29 percent at an additional cost of $2,200 to the consumer. Replacing spark-ignition engines with diesel engines and components would yield fuel savings of about 37 percent at an added cost of approximately $5,900 per vehicle, and replacing spark-ignition engines with hybrid engines and components would reduce fuel consumption by 43 percent at an increase of $6,000 per vehicle. The book focuses on fuel consumption-the amount of fuel consumed in a given driving distance-because energy savings are directly related to the amount of fuel used. In contrast, fuel economy measures how far a vehicle will travel with a gallon of fuel. Because fuel consumption data indicate money saved on fuel purchases and reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, the book finds that vehicle stickers should provide consumers with fuel consumption data in addition to fuel economy information.

Download or read book Vehicle Fuel Consumption Optimization Using Model Predictive Control Based on V2V Communication written by Junbo Jing and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As people are working hard on improving vehicle's fuel economy, a large portion of fuel consumption in everyday driving is wasted by vehicle driver's inexperienced operations and inefficient judgments. This thesis proposes a system that optimizes the vehicle's fuel consumption in automated car-following scenarios. The system is designed able to work in the initial stage of implementing Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communications.

Download or read book Computer Based Analysis of the Stochastic Stability of Mechanical Structures Driven by White and Colored Noise written by Aydin Azizi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a concise introduction to the behavior of mechanical structures and testing their stochastic stability under the influence of noise. It explains the physical effects of noise and in particular the concept of Gaussian white noise. In closing, the book explains how to model the effects of noise on mechanical structures, and how to nullify / compensate for it by designing effective controllers.

Download or read book Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks. The book also recommends approaches that federal agencies could use to regulate these vehicles' fuel consumption. Currently there are no fuel consumption standards for such vehicles, which account for about 26 percent of the transportation fuel used in the U.S. The miles-per-gallon measure used to regulate the fuel economy of passenger cars. is not appropriate for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which are designed above all to carry loads efficiently. Instead, any regulation of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles should use a metric that reflects the efficiency with which a vehicle moves goods or passengers, such as gallons per ton-mile, a unit that reflects the amount of fuel a vehicle would use to carry a ton of goods one mile. This is called load-specific fuel consumption (LSFC). The book estimates the improvements that various technologies could achieve over the next decade in seven vehicle types. For example, using advanced diesel engines in tractor-trailers could lower their fuel consumption by up to 20 percent by 2020, and improved aerodynamics could yield an 11 percent reduction. Hybrid powertrains could lower the fuel consumption of vehicles that stop frequently, such as garbage trucks and transit buses, by as much 35 percent in the same time frame.

Download or read book Cost Effectiveness and Deployment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light Duty Vehicles written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The light-duty vehicle fleet is expected to undergo substantial technological changes over the next several decades. New powertrain designs, alternative fuels, advanced materials and significant changes to the vehicle body are being driven by increasingly stringent fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards. By the end of the next decade, cars and light-duty trucks will be more fuel efficient, weigh less, emit less air pollutants, have more safety features, and will be more expensive to purchase relative to current vehicles. Though the gasoline-powered spark ignition engine will continue to be the dominant powertrain configuration even through 2030, such vehicles will be equipped with advanced technologies, materials, electronics and controls, and aerodynamics. And by 2030, the deployment of alternative methods to propel and fuel vehicles and alternative modes of transportation, including autonomous vehicles, will be well underway. What are these new technologies - how will they work, and will some technologies be more effective than others? Written to inform The United States Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards, this new report from the National Research Council is a technical evaluation of costs, benefits, and implementation issues of fuel reduction technologies for next-generation light-duty vehicles. Cost, Effectiveness, and Deployment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles estimates the cost, potential efficiency improvements, and barriers to commercial deployment of technologies that might be employed from 2020 to 2030. This report describes these promising technologies and makes recommendations for their inclusion on the list of technologies applicable for the 2017-2025 CAFE standards.

Download or read book Vehicle Propulsion Systems written by Lino Guzzella and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-21 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of this text have written a comprehensive introduction to the modeling and optimization problems encountered when designing new propulsion systems for passenger cars. It is intended for persons interested in the analysis and optimization of vehicle propulsion systems. Its focus is on the control-oriented mathematical description of the physical processes and on the model-based optimization of the system structure and of the supervisory control algorithms.

Download or read book Fuel Cell Modeling sic and Control for Fuel Consumption Optimization written by Carlos Andrés Ramos Paja and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Optimization of the Fuel Consumption of a Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle written by Bruno Shakou Khan and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eco drive Experiment on Rolling Terrain for Fuel Consumption Optimization written by Jiaqi Ma and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eco-drive is one of the many theoretical concepts that have been developed to increase vehicle fuel efficiency and improve the sustainability of the entire transportation system within the connected vehicle paradigm. This study proposes an eco-drive algorithm for vehicle fuel consumption optimization on rolling terrains, which frequently cause additional fuel waste because of inefficient transformation between kinetic and potential energy. The algorithm uses the Relaxed Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle (RPMP), is computationally efficient, and is applicable in real time. While similar algorithms have proven effective in simulation with many assumptions, it is necessary to test these algorithms in the field to better understand the algorithm’s performance and thus enable optimal vehicle control in support of eco-driving. Therefore, this study further tested and verified the newly developed algorithms on an innovative connected and automated vehicle (CAV) platform and quantified the fuel saving benefits of eco-drive. The proposed eco-drive system is compared against conventional constant-speed cruise control on a total of 7 road segments over 47 miles. Experimental data show that more than 20 percent of fuel consumption can be avoided on certain terrains. Detailed analysis through linear models also reveals the main geometrical contributors to eco-drive fuel savings. This conclusion can enable a rough estimate of fuel saving potential on given roadways and help State departments of transportation to identify roadways where eco-drive should be implemented. The algorithm and the experiment can also support original equipment manufacturers in developing and marketing this technology to reduce fuel consumption and emissions in the future.

Download or read book Adaptive Optimization of Emissions and Fuel Consumption of an Internal Combustion Engine written by Firooz Bakhtiari-Nejad and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mastering Fuel Efficiency The Ultimate Guide for Cost Effective Driving in 2023 written by MR. BIG WEALTH and published by MR. BIG WEALTH. This book was released on 2023-09-11 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing "Mastering Fuel Efficiency: The Ultimate Guide for Cost-Effective Driving in 2023" by MR. BIG WEALTH. This comprehensive guide is designed to help drivers unlock the secrets to maximizing fuel efficiency and saving money at the pump. With expert advice, practical tips, and cutting-edge strategies, MR. BIG WEALTH empowers readers to become masters of cost-effective driving. Say goodbye to wasting fuel and hello to a more efficient and sustainable future on the road. Join the movement and drive smarter with MR. BIG WEALTH's ultimate guide to fuel efficiency in 2023.

Download or read book Computational Optimization of Diesel Engines to Minimize Fuel Consumption and Emissions written by Seshasai Srinivasan and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diesel engines offer a superior fuel economy in comparison with spark ignition gasoline engines. However, they have a relatively high level of NOx and soot emissions. With the increasingly stringent emission standards the main focus of engine research is to simultaneously reduce the fuel consumption and emissions. Traditionally, the reduction of NOx and soot from a diesel engine has been challenging since most strategies which reduce one, result in an increase of the other. The problem is further complicated by the fact that often a reduction in NOx is at the expense of the fuel consumption. With the current status of the computer CPU speed and model developments, multi-dimensional modeling has become an increasingly popular tool for engine researchers to tackle such optimization problems. However, such computational engine simulations are time intensive. Therefore, this study is aimed at developing an efficient gradient based algorithm to be used in conjunction with such Computational Fluid Dynamics tools for solving the above problem.

Download or read book Optimal Control of Automobiles for Fuel Economy written by J. N. Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vehicle Power Management written by Xi Zhang and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vehicle Power Management addresses the challenge of improving vehicle fuel economy and reducing emissions without sacrificing vehicle performance, reliability and durability. It opens with the definition, objectives, and current research issues of vehicle power management, before moving on to a detailed introduction to the modeling of vehicle devices and components involved in the vehicle power management system, which has been proven to be the most cost-effective and efficient method for initial-phase vehicle research and design. Specific vehicle power management algorithms and strategies, including the analytical approach, optimal control, intelligent system approaches and wavelet technology, are derived and analyzed for realistic applications. Vehicle Power Management also gives a detailed description of several key technologies in the design phases of hybrid electric vehicles containing battery management systems, component optimization, hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop. Vehicle Power Management provides graduate and upper level undergraduate students, engineers, and researchers in both academia and the automotive industry, with a clear understanding of the concepts, methodologies, and prospects of vehicle power management.

Download or read book Commercial Vehicle Technology written by Michael Hilgers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this work, consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology that goes into modern commercial vehicles. Starting from the customer's fundamental requirements, the characteristics and systems that define the design of the vehicles are presented knowledgeably in a series of articles, each of which can be read and studied on their own. The target groups Participants in master classes and those studying individual aspects of commercial vehicle technology Professors and lecturers instructing in the field of commercial vehicle technology Consultants and experts who need background knowledge and technical expertise regarding commercial vehicle technology Personnel working in the commercial vehicle technology or supply industry who are assigned to a new work area Cost planners and logistics companies The Authors Dr. Michael Hilgers is Head of the Department of CAE Computation for Vehicle Functions in Commercial Vehicle Development at Mercedes-Benz Trucks. Dr. Wilfried Achenbach has worked in the automotive industry for over 30 years. He is currently Head of Development at Daimler Trucks North America.

Download or read book Energy and Process Optimization for the Process Industries written by Frank (Xin X.) Zhu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring methods and techniques to optimize processing energy efficiency in process plants, Energy and Process Optimization for the Process Industries provides a holistic approach that considers optimizing process conditions, changing process flowschemes, modifying equipment internals, and upgrading process technology that has already been used in a process plant with success. Field tested by numerous operating plants, the book describes technical solutions to reduce energy consumption leading to significant returns on capital and includes an 8-point Guidelines for Success. The book provides managers, chemical and mechanical engineers, and plant operators with methods and tools for continuous energy and process improvements.