Analysis of Rules-Based Control Strategies for Integrated Starter Alternator Vehicles

One of the most important challenges in the design of a hybrid vehicle is the choice of the best control strategy for energy management. This work analyzes and discusses five different rules-based strategies. The authors’ main targets were to understand how each strategy acts on the power split and how the operation points of both the Internal Combustion Engine and Electric Motor vary on efficiency maps. So, a critical review was produced of the strengths and weakness of different strategies found in scientific literature and out of it grew two new control plans.