Comparison of Backstepping Control and Inversion-Based Control of a Range Extender Electric Vehicle

In this paper the drive control of a commercial Electric Vehicle (EV) equipped with a low power Range Extender (RE) Fuel Cell (FC) system is studied. By using backstepping control, the drive control of the RE-EV is deduced and compared to the Inversion Based-Control deduced from its Energetic Macroscopic Representation. From the modelling, the backstepping defines the control structure and ensures the stability of a system regarding to Lyapunov-LaSalle theorems.