Descripción del proyecto
Un diseño centrado en el usuario para coches eléctricos eficientes en materia de energía
Los vehículos eléctricos requieren un diseño innovador y centrado en el usuario. El equipo del proyecto QUIET, financiado con fondos europeos, pretende desarrollar un vehículo eléctrico eficiente en materia de energía y con mayor autonomía en condiciones reales de conducción. El equipo del proyecto prioriza la mejora del rendimiento térmico, aprovechando tecnologías innovadoras para el confort y la seguridad de los pasajeros, materiales ligeros con aislamiento térmico mejorado y una gestión optimizada de la energía. Ello incluye sistemas de calefacción y refrigeración del habitáculo, así como módulos de calefacción y refrigeración centrados en el usuario. Se incorporarán cristales ligeros, materiales compuestos para las ventanillas y el chasis, además de componentes del asiento fabricados con metales ligeros como el aluminio o el magnesio. Se espera reducir el consumo de energía en un 30 %, aligerar los componentes en un 20 % y aumentar la autonomía en un 25 % como mínimo.
Objetivo
QUIET aims at developing an improved and energy efficient electric vehicle with increased driving range under real-world driving conditions. This is achieved by exploiting the synergies of a technology portfolio in the areas of: user-centric design with enhanced passenger comfort and safety, lightweight materials with enhanced thermal insulation properties, and optimised vehicle energy management.
The developed technologies will be integrated and qualified in a Honda B-segment electric vehicle validator. Among these, a novel refrigerant for cooling, combined with an energy-saving heat pump operation for heating, advanced thermal storages based on phase change materials, powerfilms for infrared radiative heating, and materials for enhanced thermal insulation of the cabin will be investigated. Further focus is put on lightweight glasses and composites for windows and chassis, as well as light metal aluminium or magnesium seat components. Optimized energy management strategies, such as pre-conditioning and zonal cooling/heating the passenger cabin as well as user-centric designed cooling/heating modules will further enhance the thermal performance of the vehicle. These strategies will be seamlessly implemented in an intelligent vehicle control unit enhanced by a novel Human Machine Interface, which, beyond being intuitive and user friendly, will also consider diverse users’ needs, accounting for gender and ageing society aspects.
The objective of QUIET is to reduce the energy needed for cooling and heating the cabin of an electric vehicle under different driving conditions, by at least 30 % compared to the Honda baseline 2017. Additionally, a weight reduction of about 20 % of vehicle components (e.g. doors, windshields, seats, heating and air conditioning) is also addressed. These efforts will finally lead to a minimum of 25 % driving range increase under both hot (+40 °C) and cold (-10 °C) weather conditions.
Ámbito científico
- social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehicles
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringheat engineering
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryalkaline earth metals
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metals
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-GV-2017
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
1210 Wien
Austria