Heat Management in E-Vehicles

wind tunnel system for electric vehicles.

Developed predictive control strategies for multi-mode thermal management systems in electric vehicles:

Thermal Modes:

Cooling, heating, dehumidification, defrosting, and combined modes for battery and cabin temperature regulation.

Advanced Control Methods:

  • Multi-variable system modeling using MATLAB and Simulink for control design.
  • Physical simulation through Dymola to validate thermal system performance.
  • Integrated hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing for real-time application validation.

Example Application:

Collaborated with Shanghai Songzhi to develop China’s first independently designed climate wind tunnel system for electric vehicles.

Achieved precise control results:

  • Wind speed stability: ±0.5 kph, overshoot <0.2%.
  • Temperature stability: ±0.2°C, deviation <5%.
  • Humidity stability: ±2% RH, deviation <5%.
Dewei LI
Dewei LI
Professor | Lab Leader

Currently serves as the Director of the Technical Committee on Predictive Control and Intelligent Decision of Chinese Association of Automation, Member of the Control Theory and Applications Education Working Group, and Editorial Member of Control Engineering Practice. He has led over 20 national-level projects, including Key Projects, General Projects and International Cooperation Projects from NSFC, Key Research and Development Programs from MOST. He has also undertaken more than 20 commissioned projects from key enterprises.