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Powertrain Control for Hybrid-Electric and Electric Vehicles

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Powertrain electrification and hybridization have rapidly become part of the portfolio of all major automotive manufacturers, ranging from hybrid-electric, to plug-in hybrid-electric, to battery-electric vehicles, to hybrid-hydraulic and hybrid-mechanical solutions. The increased complexity of the powertrain systems associated with hybrid vehicles presents interesting control challenges and problems, and this entry describes the more common architectures of hybrid-electric vehicle powertrains and their operation, focusing on the important problem of optimal control for energy management of hybrid-electric vehicles, on mode switching, and on battery management. In the conclusion, a connection is made between these problems and their interaction with intelligent transportation systems.

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Rizzoni, G. (2021). Powertrain Control for Hybrid-Electric and Electric Vehicles. In: Baillieul, J., Samad, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Systems and Control. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44184-5_75

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