The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is found on the left front corner of the instrument panel, visible through the windshield. This number also appears engraved on the right front door sill under the sill scuff plate, on an adhesive label applied to the right door opening on the B-Pillar, on the vehicle registration and title.
2018-05-30The key hurdles to achieving wide consumer acceptance of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are weather-dependent drive range, higher cost, and limited battery life. These translate into a strong need to reduce a significant energy drain and resulting drive range loss due to auxiliary electrical loads the predominant of which is the cabin thermal management load. Studies have shown that thermal sub-system loads can reduce the drive range by as much as 45% under ambient temperatures below −10 °C. Often, cabin heating relies purely on positive temperature coefficient (PTC) resistive heating, contributing to a significant range loss. Reducing this range loss may improve consumer acceptance of BEVs. The authors present a unified thermal management system (UTEMPRA) that satisfies diverse thermal and design needs of the auxiliary loads in BEVs. Demonstrated on a 2015 Fiat 500e BEV, this system integrates a semi-hermetic refrigeration loop with a coolant network and serves three functions: (1) heating and/or cooling vehicle traction components (battery, power electronics, and motor) (2) heating and cooling of the cabin, and (3) waste energy harvesting and re-use. The modes of operation allow a heat pump and air conditioning system to function without reversing the refrigeration cycle to improve thermal efficiency. The refrigeration loop consists of an electric compressor, a thermal expansion valve, a coolant-cooled condenser, and a chiller, the latter two exchanging heat with hot and cold coolant streams that may be directed to various components of the thermal system. The coolant-based heat distribution is adaptable and saves significant amounts of refrigerant per vehicle. Also, a coolant-based system reduces refrigerant emissions by requiring fewer refrigerant pipe joints. The authors present bench-level test data and simulation analysis and describe a preliminary control scheme for this system.
Citation: Chowdhury, S., Leitzel, L., Zima, M., Santacesaria, M. et al., 'Total Thermal Management of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs),' SAE Technical Paper 2018-37-0026, 2018, https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-37-0026.
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Author(s): Sourav Chowdhury, Lindsey Leitzel, Mark Zima, Mark Santacesaria, Gene Titov, Jason Lustbader, John Rugh, Jon Winkler, Aamir Khawaja, Murali Govindarajalu
Affiliated: Mahle Behr Troy Inc., National Renewable Energy Laboratory, FCA US LLC
Event: CO2 Reduction for Transportation Systems Conference
e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Chrysler’s stand at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show featured a very interesting little concept, a prototype electric Fiat 500 BEV.With the recent Chrysler merger and attempts by automakers to sell small cars to the American market at a premium, it is no wonder that the other domestic car builder brought such an interesting little concept to the first show of the year.However the company said this is just an exercise, with no plans for a production version of this fun little city car.
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At the moment there are no official details on the Fiat 500 BEV, but we’ll get back with them the moment we’ll have them.
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