Analysis of Energy Flow in Hybrid and Electric-Drive Vehicles

Nowadays, the automotive market offers cars equipped with various types of drive systems, including a classic system in which the internal combustion engine burns fuel to power the vehicle, a hybrid system in which the internal combustion engine is supported by an electric machine (MHEV), and an electrical system in which energy to power the vehicle is drawn from the battery (BEV). Hybrid and electric vehicles have the ability to recover energy during deceleration and braking. Choosing a car with the right drive system is not easy for the average vehicle user. The article presents a comparison of vehicles with various drive systems. For this purpose, a diagnostic scanner was created that allows reading data from the car’s CAN network. The comparison of the obtained data allows for the presentation of more information about vehicles equipped with different drive systems. In particular, parameters such as energy consumption, the possibility of its recovery during braking and the instantaneous power of electric machines were subjected to comparative analysis. Vehicle tests were carried out on a chassis dynamometer in accordance with the WLTP test.