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Vehicle Input Descriptions

Vehicle Input Parameter Description Data Type(s) Accepted
scenario_name Vehicle name  string
selection Vehicle database ID  int
veh_year Vehicle year  int
veh_pt_type Vehicle powertrain type, one of [CONV, HEV, PHEV, BEV]  string
drag_coef Aerodynamic drag coefficient  float
frontal_area_m2 Frontal area, $m^2$  float
glider_kg Vehicle mass excluding cargo, passengers, and powertrain components, $kg$  float
veh_cg_m Vehicle center of mass height, $m$ NOTE: positive for FWD, negative for RWD, AWD, 4WD  float
drive_axle_weight_frac Fraction of weight on the drive axle while stopped  float
wheel_base_m Wheelbase, $m$  float
cargo_kg Cargo mass including passengers, $kg$  float
veh_override_kg Total vehicle mass, overrides mass calculation, $kg$ (Optional)  float
comp_mass_multiplier Component mass multiplier for vehicle mass calculation  float
fs_max_kw Fuel storage max power output, $kW$  float
fs_secs_to_peak_pwr Fuel storage time to peak power, $s$  float
fs_kwh Fuel storage energy capacity, $kWh$  float
fs_kwh_per_kg Fuel specific energy, $\frac{kWh}{kg}$  float
fc_max_kw Fuel converter peak continuous power, $kW$  float
fc_pwr_out_perc Fuel converter output power percentage map, x values of fc_eff_map  list[float]
fc_eff_map Fuel converter efficiency map  list[float]
fc_eff_type Fuel converter efficiency type, one of [SI, ATKINSON, DIESEL, H2FC, HD_DIESEL] Used for calculating fc_eff_map, and other calculations if H2FC  string
fc_sec_to_peak_pwr Fuel converter time to peak power, $s$  float
fc_base_kg Fuel converter base mass, $kg$  float
fc_kw_per_kg Fuel converter specific power (power-to-weight ratio), $\frac{kW}{kg}$  float
min_fc_time_on Minimum time fuel converter must be on before shutoff (for HEV, PHEV)  float
idle_fc_kw Fuel converter idle power, $kW$  float
mc_max_kw Peak continuous electric motor power, $kW$  float
mc_pwr_out_perc Electric motor output power percentage map, x values of mc_eff_map  list[float]
mc_eff_map Electric motor efficiency map  list[float]
mc_sec_to_peak_pwr Electric motor time to peak power, $s$  float
mc_pe_kg_per_kw Motor power electronics mass per power output, $\frac{kg}{kW}$  float
mc_pe_base_kg Motor power electronics base mass, $kg$  float
ess_max_kw Traction battery maximum power output, $kW$  float
ess_max_kwh Traction battery energy capacity, $kWh$  float
ess_kg_per_kwh Traction battery mass per energy, $\frac{kg}{kWh}$  float
ess_base_kg Traction battery base mass, $kg$  float
ess_round_trip_eff Traction battery round-trip efficiency  float
ess_life_coef_a Traction battery cycle life coefficient A, see reference  float
ess_life_coef_b Traction battery cycle life coefficient B, see reference  float
min_soc Traction battery minimum state of charge  float
max_soc Traction battery maximum state of charge  float
ess_dischg_to_fc_max_eff_perc ESS discharge effort toward max FC efficiency  float
ess_chg_to_fc_max_eff_perc ESS charge effort toward max FC efficiency  float
wheel_inertia_kg_m2 Mass moment of inertia per wheel, $kg \cdot m^2$  float
num_wheels Number of wheels  float
wheel_rr_coef Rolling resistance coefficient  float
wheel_radius_m Wheel radius, $m$  float
wheel_coef_of_fric Wheel coefficient of friction  float
max_accel_buffer_mph Speed where the battery reserved for accelerating is zero  float
max_accel_buffer_perc_of_useable_soc Percent of usable battery energy reserved to help accelerate  float
perc_high_acc_buf Percent SOC buffer for high accessory loads during cycles with long idle time  float
mph_fc_on Speed at which the fuel converter must turn on, $mph$  float
kw_demand_fc_on Power demand above which to require fuel converter on, $kW$  float
max_regen Maximum brake regeneration efficiency  float
stop_start Stop/start micro-HEV flag  bool
force_aux_on_fc Force auxiliary power load to come from fuel converter  bool
alt_eff Alternator efficiency  float
chg_eff Charger efficiency  float
aux_kw Auxiliary load power, $kW$  float
trans_kg Transmission mass, $kg$  float
trans_eff Transmission efficiency  float
ess_to_fuel_ok_error Maximum acceptable ratio of change in ESS energy to expended fuel energy (used in hybrid SOC balancing), $\frac{\Delta E_{ESS}}{\Delta E_{fuel}}$  float
fc_peak_eff_override Fuel converter efficiency peak override, scales entire curve(Optional)  float
mc_peak_eff_override Motor efficiency peak override, scales entire curve (Optional)  float