Multi-Module Range Anxiety Reduction Scheme for Battery-Powered Vehicles

Limited battery capacity and long charging time resulting in what is known as range anxiety have been major obstacles to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. In addition to running out of battery power, some drivers are also concerned about the amount of time required to recharge their batteries (i.e., time anxiety). This paper focuses on these problems, proposing a Multi-Module Range Anxiety Reduction Scheme. The proposed scheme takes into account traffic density on roadways to provide an accurate computation of energy consumption to charging stations in order to overcome the driver's concern of being stranded en-route. Furthermore, it addresses the driver's concern about completing the recharging process in either minimum energy or time. Simulations are conducted to test and validate the proposed scheme.