A Phenomenological Heat Transfer Model of SI Engines – Application to the Simulation of a Full-Hybrid Vehicle

摘要

A hybrid thermal-electric vehicle allows some significant fuel economy due to its peculiar use of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) that runs with better efficiency. However, this propulsion system impacts its thermal behaviour, especially during its warm-up after a cold start. The ICE can indeed be shut down when the vehicle is stopped (Stop&Start system) and during full-electric propulsion mode (allowed at light speed and load if the battery state of charge is high enough) resulting in a lack of heat source and a slow down of the warm-up. Moreover, the use of the ICE at higher loads while charging the batteries provides an increase of the heating power generated by the combustion. Control strategies in a hybrid vehicle (energy repartition between the two propulsions: thermal and electric) have a significant effect on its final consumption. Therefore, the simulation of hybrid vehicles is then useful to evaluate the efficiency of these strategies. However, the consideration of the warm-up of the ICE in such a propulsion system was done in only few published studies. A simulation tool using the Amesim software has been developed in order to simulate the warm-up of an ICE used in a hybrid parallel propulsion system. The corresponding model is developed in order to take into account the thermal phenomena occurring between the different ICE components. Thus, a thermodynamic model is coupled with a thermal model of the metallic parts and the different fluid loops (water and oil). Their mean temperature dependence with different parameters like speed, the load, the cylinder geometry and the spark advance, is studied with the aim at reducing fuel consumption. The thermal model of the engine is finally integrated in a simulation of the whole vehicle. The thermal behaviour of a parallel electric full-hybrid vehicle using a spark ignition engine is then presented using this simulation tool. The simulation results show the impact of the peculiar use of the ICE on its thermal behaviour. Especially, it appears that the efficiency of the engine is less penalized than expected by the cold state of the engine. Finally, a parametric study of the modeled engine and a research of a possible optimization of the engine efficiency and the warm-up period are done.