Investigation on Electric Air-Conditioning System Energy Consumption of an Electric Vehicle Powered by Li-ion Battery

Abstract

One of the main problems to be considered in an electric vehicle is the way to maintain a good climate conditions in order to ensure a thermal comfort in the passenger compartment to provide an optimum performance of the batteries. In this paper, the influence of the electric air-conditioning system on the power consumption of a Lithium-ion battery was studied. The model of the air conditioning system was developed based on the thermal loads variations caused by the external temperature. In order to optimize the autonomous efficiency of the batteries, a thermal management system must be installed. The model was coded on the Matlab/Simulink platform and simulated.