The electrical load and fuel efficiency requirements of the next generation of automobiles are challenging the capabilities of the 12V point-to-point architecture. It is quite possible that the automotive industry will undergo a transition to a new standard within the next 10 years. However, selecting the new standard requires a rigorous comparison of the available options. MAESTrO is a software tool designed specifically for this purpose. This paper describes the features of MAESTrO and the models it uses to calculate the cost, weight and efflciency of automotive electrical power systems. To demonstrate the utility of the tool, a family of remote-switching dual-voltage architectures is analyzed.
MAESTrO - A software tool for the design and evaluation of advanced automotive electrical power systems
MAESTrO - ein Rechenprogramm als Arbeitsmittel für Entwurf und Entwicklung von fortschrittlichen elektrischen Energieversorgungssystemen im Kraftfahrzeug
1996
8 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 17 Quellen
Conference paper
English
Evaluation of advanced automotive electrical system architectures using MAESTrO
Tema Archive | 1998
|Evaluation of Advanced Automotive Electrical System Architectures Using MAESTrO
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
|British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996
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