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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.10.4679

Investigation of Electric Vehicle Performance Affected by Cabin Heating  

Kim, Kibum (Division of Mechanical Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Lee, Wan-Seong (Division of Mechanical Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Yong-Yun (Division of Mechanical Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.10, 2013 , pp. 4679-4684 More about this Journal
Abstract
Compared with internal combustion engine, the electric vehicle has a limitation of low driving range due to low battery capacity due to relatively low energy density. Moreover, the energy consumption rapidly increases up to 30% during winter season with operating electric heater. In this study, electric vehicle performance was evaluated using heat pump having higher energy efficiency rather than electric heater for cabin heating. Electric vehicle system and heat pump system were developed using 1-D simulation software called AMESim, the simulation result indicated that the energy consumption could be reduced approximately 66% when the electric heating system was replaced with the heat pump system. As a result, the driving range is expected to increase the similar value. This study proved the merit of heat pump for cabin heating in electric vehicle, and it could contribute to developing suitable heating method for electric vehicles.
Keywords
Electric Vehicle; Heat Pump; energy consumption;
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