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Cognitive Perception of an Eco-friendly Public Transportation : Using Principal Component Analysis (친환경 대중교통 수단에 대한 인지적 특성 비교 분석 : 주성분분석을 활용하여)

  • Kwon, Yeongmin;Kim, Suji;Byun, Jihye
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.71-82
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    • 2020
  • The existing transportation system, which is based on internal combustion engines, is rapidly being converted to electrification. Thus, eco-friendly public transportation with high transportation efficiency will continue to spread throughout the market in the near future. The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the cognitive characteristics of passengers redgarding the technical and social factors of various public transportation means to help a successful introduction of eco-friendly public transit. Through a survey questionnaire (N=485), seven factors of seven transportation modes were evaluated and analyzed using principal component analysis. As a result, it is confirmed that potential passengers have high expectations for the eco-friendliness and city image of the eco-friendly buses. Also, it is confirmed that eco-friendly buses are superior in cleanliness and ride comfort than diesel buses. Given the study's results, this study identifies the cognitive characteristics of passengers regarding eco-friendly public transportation. We hope that these results will be used as basic information for image positioning and improved service with the use of eco-friendly transportation.

Development of the Multi-mobility Sharing Service Management System - A Case Study of Kashiwa City, Japan -

  • Kim, Jae-Youl;Tsubouchi, Kota;Yamato, Hiroyuki
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.75-85
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    • 2014
  • Existing car-sharing systems have difficulty meeting the demands of one-way trips and connecting to other sharing systems. Therefore, in this study, a multi-mobility sharing service management system that was able to meet the demands of the one-way and round-way trips and shared diverse transportation modes such as cars (electric car/gasoline car), electric motorcycles and bicycles was developed, and a field study was conducted in Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa City and Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As a result of the field test, it was confirmed that this system supplied the one-way demands for 54.9% of total car trips and 43.9% of the user used multiple transportation modes by the common interface. In addition, this system contributed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by sharing vehicles and using eco-friendly vehicles. The developed sharing system is expected to improve mobility by meeting more various types of traffic demand than existing car sharing systems.

Advanced LDC Test Bed Using Energy Recovery Technique for HEVs

  • Kim, Yun-Sung;Jung, Dong-Wook;Lee, Byoung-Kuk
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.911-919
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    • 2013
  • This paper reports the development of test bed with the energy recovering technique using two-step boost converter. The device is utilized for LDC aging test of Hyundai Motor's LPI AVANTE HEV in mass production. The developed power recycle type test bed is designed as 1.5 kW class to test up to the maximum load power of LDC and is also designed to supply scant power supply up to 500 W after power recycle. The theoretical design analysis and operational characteristics analysis results of test bed are reported, and its practicality and reliability are verified through the test result. Also, the finally developed test bed confirms approximately 79~85 % energy saving effect compared to the usual traditional aging test system.

Development of Urban Driving Cycle for Performance Evaluation of Electric Vehicles Part II: Verification of Driving Cycle (전기자동차 성능평가를 위한 도심 주행 모드 개발 Part II: 주행 모드 검증)

  • Jeong, Nak-Tak;Yang, Seong-Mo;Kim, Kwang-Seup;Choi, Su-Bin;Wang, Maosen;You, Sehoon;Kim, Hyunsoo;Suh, Myung-Won
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.161-168
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    • 2015
  • Recently, due to various environmental problems such as global warming, increases of international oil prices, exhaustion of resource, a paradigm of world automobile market is rapidly changing from conventional vehicles using internal combustion engine to eco-friendly vehicles using electric power such as EV, HEV, PHEV and FCEV. Generally, in order to measure fuel consumption and pollutant emissions of cars, chassis dynamometer tests are performed on various driving cycles before actual driving test. There are many driving cycles for performance evaluation of conventional vehicles. However, there is a lack of researches on driving cycle for EV. In this study, the urban driving cycle for performance evaluation of electric vehicles was developed. This study is composed of two parts. In the part 1, the urban driving cycle 'GUDC-EV(Gwacheon-city Urban Driving Cycle for Electric Vehicles)' was developed by using driving data, which were obtained through actual driving experiment, and statistic analysis with chronological table. In this paper part 2, in order to verify the developed driving cycle GUDC-EV, virtual EV platforms were configured and simulations were performed with actual driving data using In addition, simulation results were compared with existing driving cycles such as FTP-72, NEDC and Japan 10-15.

A Study on Rotor Shape Design to Reduce Torque Ripple and Core Loss of IPMSM for SEV (SEV용 IPMSM의 토크리플 및 철손 저감을 위한 회전자 형상 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong-In Kang;Tae-Uk Jung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.26 no.2_2
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    • pp.327-332
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    • 2023
  • As interest in eco-friendly and fuel-efficient electric vehicles has increased globally, there has also been a growing interest in the efficiency, vibration, and noise of motors for electric vehicles Electric vehicles generally have significantly lower driving ranges per charge compared to the maximum driving range per fueling of internal combustion engine vehicles. Additionally, there are issues with various vibrations and noise generated by the motor that can cause discomfort for passengers. Therefore, research is necessary to reduce losses, vibration, and noise of the motor to improve the driving range of electric vehicles. IPMSM with a purchased design can obtain additional reluctance torque by utilizing the difference in inductance between the d and q axes. However, due to this reluctance torque, torque ripple occurs larger than other motors. The increase in torque ripple also increases noise and vibration. Since the reluctance torque, which is the main cause of torque ripple, is determined by the shape of the motor components, torque ripple can be reduced through shape optimization. In this paper, a rotor shape for reducing torque ripple and core loss that causes vibration, noise, and efficiency to decrease of IPMSM for electric vehicles was proposed. Optimization design was carried out by changing the shape of the q-axis path of the rotor to reduce the difference in inductance of the d and q-axis of the rotor. Finally, in order to verify the validity of the design variables derived through the optimal design, the original model and the improved model were compared through the FEM. Compared to the original model, the improved model's torque verifying ripple was reduced by about 62% and core loss was reduced by about 29%, the superiority of the improved model.

Transient Characteristic Analysis on the Regenerative Braking System of Fuel-cell Electric Vehicle with Electro-Hydraulic Brake (전기유압식 브레이크를 장착한 연료전지차량의 회생제동 천이구간 특성해석)

  • Choi, Jeong-Hun;Cho, Bae-Kyoon;Park, Jin-Hyun;Hwang, Sung-Ho
    • Journal of Drive and Control
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2012
  • Nowadays, various researches about eco-friendly vehicles such as hybrid electric vehicle, fuel cell vehicle and electric vehicle have been actively carried out. Since most of these green cars have electric motors, the regenerative energy technology can be used to improve the fuel economy and the energy efficiency of vehicles. The regenerative brake is an energy recovery mechanism which slows a vehicle by converting its kinetic energy into electric energy, which can be either used immediately or stored until needed. This technology plays a significant role in achieving the high energy usage. However, there are some technical problems for controlling the regenerative braking and the electro-hydraulic brake during switching at transient region. In this paper, the performance simulator for fuel-cell vehicle is developed and transient response characteristics of the regenerative braking system are analyzed in the various driving situations. And the hardware-in-the-loop simulation of electro-hydraulic brake is performed to validate the transient characteristics of the regenerative braking system for fuel-cell electric vehicle.

Effects of Chloride Concentration and Applied Current Density on Stray Current Corrosion Characteristics of 6061-T6 Al Alloy for Electric Vehicle Battery Housing (전기자동차 배터리 하우징용 6061-T6 알루미늄합금의 전식 특성에 미치는 염화물농도 및 인가전류밀도의 영향)

  • Shin, Dong-Ho;Kim, Seong-Jong
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.348-359
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    • 2022
  • Interest in electric vehicle is on the rise due to global eco-friendly policies. To improve the efficiency of electric vehicles, it is essential to reduce weights of components. Since electric vehicles have various electronic equipment, the research on stray current corrosion is required. In this research, a galvanostatic corrosion experiment was performed on 6061-T6 Al alloy for electric vehicle battery housing using chloride concentration and applied current density as variables in a solution simulating an acid rain environment. As a result of the experiment, when chloride concentration and applied current density were increased, corrosion damage became larger. In particular, pitting damage was dominant at an applied current density of 0.1 mA/cm2. Pitting damage over the entire surface was found at a current density of 1.0 mA/cm2. In conclusion, chloride concentration had a relatively large effect on localized corrosion. The applied current density had a great effect on uniform corrosion. However, in the case of applied current density, localized corrosion was also greatly affected by interaction with chloride.

A Study on the Development of EV Powertrain System Simulator for Education and Training (교육훈련용 EV 동력 시스템 시뮬레이터 개발에 대한 연구)

  • Dong-June Shin
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.53-61
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    • 2023
  • The biggest core task in the new modern automobile industry lies in the development of eco-friendly vehicles with the goal of 0% emissions by the EU by 2035. Accordingly, in an era where the industry is rapidly changing with electric vehicles, education and training on EV electric vehicles are urgently needed. In this study, by developing a core EV powertrain system simulator excluding the chassis platform (body, tire, etc.) used identically to existing internal combustion locomotives, Understand the EV powertrain system, including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and electronic engineering applications. Through this course, we intend to use it as a medium to develop engineering and convergence development capabilities.

Human Resource Nurturing Algorithm Leading the Energy and Electric Element Technology of Electric Vehicles (전기자동차의 에너지 및 전기 요소기술을 선도하는 인력양성 알고리즘)

  • Yoon, Yongho
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.181-186
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    • 2022
  • The world's electric automobile sector has shifted beyond technological environmental changes to a stage that has an impact on the market environment. And automakers are shifting from the existing strategy of "technological advantage → brand enhancement → sales expansion of existing internal combustion engine vehicles" to the expansion of the electric automobile market itself, which is to enhance market competitiveness. In addition, competition in the electric automotive parts market is expected to intensify due to the expansion of the business areas of existing parts makers and the entry of new companies, and development cooperation is expected to actively proceed to improve the efficiency of major eco-friendly parts. Along with this prospect, electric vehicles are expected to change the overall structure of the automobile industry, the overall growth of the electric vehicle value chain such as batteries, power trains (motors, power management and control systems), electric vehicle production, and charging infrastructure Is expected. Therefore, in this thesis, in order to cultivate a variety of high-quality human resources that companies want to keep pace with the changing automobile industry, we study a professional manpower training program that leads the growth engine of the electric automobile industry.

Analysis of Vehicle Demand by Fuel Types including Hydrogen Vehicles (수소차를 포함한 연료유형에 따른 자동차 수요 분석)

  • Yuhyeon Bak;Jee Young Kim;Yoon Lee
    • Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.167-190
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    • 2023
  • This study analyzes the potential demand for automobiles based on fuel type using survey data in Korea. The dependent variable of the model is the future desired fuel type, including gasoline, diesel, hybrid, electricity, and hydrogen. The main explanatory variables are the respondent demographic characteristics, key reasons for choosing vehicle fuel type and environmental awareness extracted via principal component analysis (PCA). Using a multinomial logit (MNL) model, we find that respondents who consider fuel economy and infrastructure increase the demand for a hybrid car but decrease the demand for electric and hydrogen vehicles. The denial-types increase the demand for gasoline (petrol) and diesel (light oil), and decrease the demand for electric vehicles. The anxiety-types increase the demand of hybrid vehicles, and decrease the demand for electric vehicles. In contrast, in the case of pro-types, the demand for diesel (light oil) hydrogen vehicles decreased.