Analysis of the drive of electric vehicles with its different configurations

Abstract

In the process of car development, its drive is continuously improved. The properties of different types of driving with an internal combustion engine (ICE) are well-studied [1]. ICE's bleak future has forced major automotive manufacturers to turn to electric mobility. The motor, integrated with final drive and differential, is compact and takes up little axle space, making it easier to assemble the drive into one axle or all-wheel drive. Electric vehicles have many advantages over vehicles with ICE: no emissions, high efficiency, quiet and smooth operation, braking energy recovery, simplified maintenance, etc. The functional and fundamental principles of electric vehicles and vehicles with ICE are similar, but there are some features. The characteristic of the electric motor (hereinafter referred to as the motor) is ideal for the drive – it has a large zone of constant maximum power, and the maximumtorque appears immediately during starting. The motor, integrated with final drive and differential, is compact and takes up little axle space, making it easier to assemble the drive into one axle or all-wheel drive. Possible drive designs without a differential with two motors and two final drives on the axle, or with low-speed motors without final drives. The heavy battery is placed in the floor, so the stability of the electric car is high. The maximum possible recovery of braking energy is added to all the positive properties of allwheel drive in the case of an electric car. To reduce the power consumption in the drive, two motors provide a drive mode with only one motor. Among electric vehicles with one-axle drive, front-wheel drive prevails due to using multienergetic front-wheel drive platforms, stable stability and handling performance and good traction properties in winter conditions. The advantage of rear-wheel drive is the ability to realize greater traction forces during acceleration or movement on the rise due to the dynamic redistribution of the load on the rear axle. However, during braking, due to the dynamic redistribution of the load on the front axle, the possibility of recuperation of braking energy decreases. For amore detailed analysis of the drive, typical electric vehicles are selected, the characteristics of their drive motors are given, traction characteristics are calculated and constructed in the traction force coordinates – speed of movement, the realized adhesion coefficients are determined, and appropriate conclusions have been drawn.