Research Article

An Integrated Optimal Energy Management/Gear-Shifting Strategy for an Electric Continuously Variable Transmission Hybrid Powertrain Using Bacterial Foraging Algorithm

Table 4

Equivalent fuel improvement during two driving cycles.

Equivalent fuel consumption (g)Fuel improvement compared to baseline case (%)
Driving cyclesNEDCFTP-72NEDCFTP-72

Rule-based control1017.101022.10
Opt. energy management830.50937.9718.358.23
Opt. energy management/gear shifting795.66888.5521.7713.07