Comparative Analysis of Electric Car Performance Using MATLAB Simulation

Electric cars (ECs) have emerged as a possible response to rising environmental concerns and the depletion of fossil resources. Rapid improvements in ECs technology have inspired an increasing interest in understanding their performance and capacities as environmentally benign forms of transportation. As the demand for electric cars increases, researchers and engineers constantly research various modelling methodologies to improve their design and performance. One such method is to utilize MATLAB, a robust software platform extensively used to study and simulate electric car systems. In this study, we show a detailed MATLAB simulation of a four-wheeled electric car and examine several aspects of its design and performance. In this study, we modelled electric cars powered by PMDC (Permanganate DC motor) and WFDC (Wound field DC motor) motors and briefly compared the state of charge (SOC) and distance covered by vehicles in different case studies. After conducting a comparative investigation, it was discovered that the PMDC motors used in electric automobiles outperformed the WFDC motors.