Abstract
Low efficiency of internal combustion engine (ICE)-based vehicles and their adverse effect on environment have compelled a lot of research on its green counterpart i.e. electric vehicles. But the limited range of electric vehicles coupled with longer recharging times has given rise to the advent of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). HEVs use two drive trains i.e. a conventional ICE-based drive train and an electric drive train, thus giving it a better efficiency and reliable operating modes. Based on the topological configuration of drive train, HEVs can be categorized into series HEV or parallel HEV. This paper presents a comparative performance analysis of a small HEV in pure ICE configuration, series HEV (SHEV) configuration and parallel HEV (PHEV) configuration. Advanced Vehicle Simulator (ADVISOR) software is used with Matlab/Simulink platform for simulation purpose. The acceleration performance and gradability test have also been carried out and the result is obtained by investigating vehicle emissions.
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