Bradley and Quinn Analysis of Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Utility Factors.pdf

Journal of Power Sources 195 (2010) 5399–5408 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Power Sources j o u rn al h omepage: w w w. elsev /locate/jpow sour Analysis of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle utility factors Thomas H. Bradley ∗ , Casey W. Quinn Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1374, USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are hybrid electric vehicles that can be fueled from both con- Received 21 January 2010 ventional liquid fuels and grid electricity. To represent the total contribution of both of these fuels to Accepted 25 February 2010 the operation, energy use, and environmental impacts of PHEVs, researchers have developed the concept Available online 6 March 2010 of the utility factor. As standardized in documents such as SAE J1711 and SAE J2841, the utility factor represents the proportion of vehicle distance travelled that can be allocated to a vehicle test condition so Keywords: as to represent the real-world driving habits of a vehicle fleet. These standards must be used with care Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles so that the results are understood within the context of the assumptions implicit in the standardized Policy Fuel consumption utility factors. This study analyzes and derives alternatives to the s