MARVEL: A PC-based interactive software package for life-cycle evaluations of hybrid/electric vehicles
As a life-cycle analysis tool, MARVEL has been developed for the evaluation of hybrid/electric vehicle systems. It can identify the optimal combination of battery and heat engine characteristics for different vehicle types and performance requirements, on the basis of either life-cycle cost or fuel efficiency. Battery models that allow trade-offs between specific power and specific energy, between cycle life and depth of discharge, between peak power and depth of discharge, and between other parameters, are included in the software. A parallel hybrid configuration, using an internal combustion engine and a battery as the power sources, can be simulated with a user-specified energy management strategy. The PC-based software package can also be used for cost or fuel efficiency comparisons among conventional, electric, and hybrid vehicles.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 184295
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/ES/CP-87322; CONF-9510282-1; ON: DE96005109; TRN: 96:001298
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Total life cycle conference and exposition, Vienna (Austria), 16-19 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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