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Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy ›› 2023, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (5): 600-608.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8484.2023.05.009

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Commercial vehicle APU control strategy based on neural network identification and Markov chain prediction

WANG Junqi1(), LI Yongtao1,*(), ZHENG Weiguang1,2, ZHANG Yanhui1, CHEN Ziyou3, XU Enyong3, Li Yufang3, WANG Shanchao3   

  1. 1. Engineering Research Center of Advanced Design and Manufacturing of Heavy Vehicle Components, Ministry of Education, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 545006, China
    2. College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
    3. Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Company, Liuzhou 545616, China
  • Received:2023-03-06 Revised:2023-07-10 Online:2023-10-31 Published:2023-10-31

Abstract:

A control strategy was proposed for an electronically-controlled air-processing-unit (APU) based on electromagnetic valve control, with some Simulink system simulation experiment being conducted to improve the fuel economy of commercial-vehicle air-treatment systems. The strategy had three working modes: the basic, the low-pressure, and the high-pressure, based on the identification and prediction methods of engine operating-condition. A vehicle model and an air treatment system model were built by using the Matlab/Simulink. A neural-network pattern recognition and a Markov-chain prediction control model were constructed to identify and classify the engine operating-conditions and predict the required torque percentage. The results show that the electronically controlled APU with this control strategy reduces the power consumption by 480 Wh compared to the mechanically controlled APU under the same initial pressure conditions of air tank in the China World Transient Vehicle Cycle (C-WTVC), with a reduction rate of 34.7%. These results improve fuel economy significantly.

Key words: commercial vehicles, fuel economy, air processing unit (APU), solenoid valve control, control strategy, pattern recognition, Markov chain

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