Advances in Energy and Power Management of the Electrified Vehicles

Dear colleagues,

It has already been demonstrated that electrified powertrains (hybrid and fully electric) shape the portfolio of technologies, enhancing the energy consumption and emission of transportation systems. Electrified powertrains are overactuated systems with multiple drivetrains and storages which are optimally operating due to management strategies. The growing concerns regarding the energy security and environmental impact of transportation are driving further interest in more effective electrified vehicles with advanced management strategies. New methodologies like model-predictive controllers, deep learning from large datasets and reinforcement learning are promising developments to address these new interests. Furthermore, recent research has illustrated that the cyberphysical co-design of both the powertrain and the corresponding management strategy improves the performance of electrified vehicles compared to the present sequential design approach where management strategies are developed for pre-existing powertrains.

This Special Issue of Vehicles aims to provide a dedicated space to report original contributions within the area of energy and power management strategies for electrified vehicles. Topics include but are not limited to:

• Optimisation-based management strategies and their real-time implementation;
• Hardware-in-the-loop and experimental validation of advanced energy/power management strategies;
• Energy/power management strategies considering lifespan of batteries;
• Cyberphysical co-design of the electrified powertrains and associated management strategies;
• Reinforcement learning for energy/power management of the electrified powertrains;
• How large datasets can improve the performance of the electrified powertrains?
• Energy-efficient torque distribution and energy management strategies for offroad vehicles.

Dr. Arash M. Dizqah
Guest Editor

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• energy-efficient powertrains
• energy management strategies
• optimisation and control
• machine learning for vehicles
• cyberphysical co-design
• energy-efficient torque distribution
• hybrid storage systems