Battery Sizing and Automotive Electrical System Analysis - MATLAB & Simulink (original) (raw)
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Overview
Model a typical automotive electrical system as an architectural model and run a primitive analysis. The elements in the model can be broadly grouped as either a source or a load. Various properties of the sources and loads are set as part of the stereotype. This example uses the iterate method of the specification API to iterate through each element of the model and run analysis using the stereotype properties.
Structure of Model
The generator charges the battery while the engine is running. The battery and the generator support the electrical loads in the vehicle, like ECU, radio, and body control. The inductive loads like motors and other coils have the InRushCurrent stereotype property defined. Based on the properties set on each component, the following analyses are performed:
- Total
KeyOffLoad. - Number of days required for
KeyOffLoadto discharge 30% of the battery. - Total
CrankingInRushcurrent. - Total
Crankingcurrent. - Ability of the battery to start the vehicle at 0°F based on the battery cold cranking amps (CCA). The discharge time is computed based on Puekert coefficient (k), which describes the relationship between the rate of discharge and the available capacity of the battery.
Load Model and Run Analysis
archModel = systemcomposer.loadModel('scExampleAutomotiveElectricalSystemAnalysis');
Instantiate battery sizing class used by the analysis function to store analysis results.
objcomputeBatterySizing = computeBatterySizing;
Run the analysis using the iterator.
archModel.iterate('Topdown',@computeLoad,objcomputeBatterySizing)
Display analysis results.
objcomputeBatterySizing.displayResults
Total KeyOffLoad: 158.708 mA Number of days required for KeyOffLoad to discharge 30% of battery: 55.789. Total CrankingInRush current: 70 A Total Cranking current: 104 A CCA of the specified battery is sufficient to start the car at 0 F.
ans = computeBatterySizing with properties:
totalCrankingInrushCurrent: 70
totalCrankingCurrent: 104
totalAccesoriesCurrent: 71.6667
totalKeyOffLoad: 158.7080
batteryCCA: 500
batteryCapacity: 850
puekertcoefficient: 1.2000
Close Model
bdclose('scExampleAutomotiveElectricalSystemAnalysis');
See Also
systemcomposer.analysis.Instance | iterate | instantiate | deleteInstance | update | save | loadInstance | getValue | setValue | hasValue | lookup