The Energy Management Strategy of FC/Battery Vehicles Winner of the 2017 IEEE VTS Motor Vehicles Challenge

In this paper we present the Energy Management and Braking strategy for a Full Cell - Battery powered electric vehicle which won the IEEE VTS Motor Vehicles Challenge 2017. The proposed strategy achieved the best performance by minimizing the H₂ fuel consumption while preserving the energy sources' lifetime. Simulation results for different critical cases as well as for the scoring driving cycle are presented.