This paper proposes a methodology for practical siting and sizing of Hybrid energy systems (HESs) consist of: wind turbine (WT), photovoltaic (PV) and combined heat and power (CHP) units. In this method, the interaction of Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PIEVs) in the electric distribution system is considered. Electric Vehicle are seen to have some negative impacts on electric distribution system p...

A series hybrid city bus with diesel engine and electric batteries is studied on a specified route. The study uses two different basic control strategies, " On/off " and " Continuous " strategy. These basic strategies are complemented in two ways. First, an " Adviser " strategy which filters the driver commands and gives driver support feedback based on the route data. Second, an " Adapter " st...

Combined with the characteristics of vehicle operation, a torque distribution control strategy based on logic threshold method for a series-parallel hybrid electric bus is proposed to improve the vehicle's fuel economy. And the simulink model of this strategy is built. Then the simulation is completed under the selected cycle condition. Compared with the real vehicle test data, the control stra...

A series hybrid city bus with diesel engine and electric batteries is studied on a specified route. The study uses two different basic control strategies, “On/off” and “Continuous” strategy. These basic strategies are complemented in two ways. First, an “Adviser” strategy which filters the driver commands and gives driver support feedback based on the route data. Second, an “Adapter” strategy, ...

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) simulation is known as a reliable approach for testing and verification of the control system of hybrid vehicles. In this paper, a low-cost functional HiL test bench is utilized to test and verify the Drive Motor Management Software (DMMS) in a series hybrid electric bus. The HiL simulator in the current research is a laptop computer where the real-time simulation mod...

A sustainable residential microgrid composed of two distributed generation sources (photovoltaic panels and biofuel generator), one energy storage device (battery bank), and able of supplying both AC and DC loads, including a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, is proposed. The microgrid can operate in grid-connected mode and island mode. It is composed of a main DC bus and also an AC bus. The cha...