Project description
Hybrid engines for heavy-duty vehicles
Despite the hybridisation of heavy-duty vehicles in the mobility sector, they still account for 6 % of total emissions in the EU. With this in mind, the EU-funded ORCA project will develop a multimodal hybrid bus by Iveco and a distribution hybrid truck by Volvo. These vehicles will be equipped with innovative plug-in hybrid powertrain and rechargeable energy storage (RES) systems. The overall goal is to reduce the cost of ownership to match that of diesel-powered vehicles, improving the efficiency of the hybrid powertrain by up to 5 % compared to the current Iveco hybrid bus and conventional Volvo truck through RES selection and sizing, and reducing fuel consumption by 40 %.
Objective
The ORCA Project proposal addresses topic GV-03-2016, of the Transport Work Programme. The work proposed will, in a single coordinated project, address all the aspects of the domain 2 “For pure and plug-in hybrids, power-train system integration and optimisation through the re-use of waste heat, advanced control, downsizing of ICEs, innovative transmissions and the integration of electronic components” regarding Heavy Duty Vehicles.
The activity proposed will be conducted by an 11-member consortium from 7 different European Members States representing all requested competencies in the field of powertrain optimization for Heavy Duty vehicles. The consortium comprises OEMs with IVECO-ALTRA, CRF and VOLVO (also members of EUCAR, suppliers VALEO, BOSCH, JOHNSON MATTHEY and JSR MICRO (CLEPA), leading Engineering and Technology Companies/organizations and Universities with TNO, FRAUNHOFER, and VUB (EARPA). The majority are also active members of ERTRAC and EGVIA.
The overall objectives of the ORCA project are:
Reduce the TCO to the same diesel vehicle TCO level, targeting over 10% system cost premium reduction compared to actual IVECO hybrid bus and VOLVO conventional truck with the same performances, same functionalities and operative cost, and also targeting up to 10% rechargeable energy storage (RES) lifetime/energy throughput improvement.
Improve the hybrid powertrain efficiency up to 5% compared to actual IVECO hybrid bus and conventional truck through optimized RES selection & sizing and by improving the energy and ICE management.
Reduce the fuel consumption by 40% compared to an equivalent conventional HD vehicle (bus & truck).
Downsize the ICE by at least 50% compared to actual IVECO hybrid bus and VOLVO conventional truck.
Improve the electric range from 10km to 30km by adding the PHEV capabilities and optimising the RES capacity.
Case study assessment to replace a diesel engine by a CNG engine for future heavy-duty vehicles.
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- natural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicstopology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
2595 DA Den Haag
Netherlands