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Improving energy efficiency has important significance for hybrid electric UAVs. This paper aims at improving energy efficiency by maximizing utilization solar energy, reducing demand power and optimizing power allocation. The flight trajectory optimization and energy management are considered synthetically, and the coupled model is established. Adaptive sequential convex programming method (ASCP) is further proposed to solve this coupled model. The adaptive discretization method, fuzzy-based trust region update mechanism and two-stages solving strategy are proposed to improve its optimality and convergence. The optimized flight trajectory and global optimal battery S O C trajectory can be applied to trajectory tracking control and online energy management. Numerical simulation results show that ASCP can improve energy efficiency of hybrid electric UAVs. Compared with uniform discretized sequential convex programming (UDSCP) and Gauss pseudo-spectral method (GPM), it can improve solar energy by 9.3% and 24.1%. Energy management experiment results indicate that ASCP has excellent energy saving effect. Compared with nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC), fuzzy logic state machine (FLSM) and passive energy management strategy (PEMS), it can save hydrogen by 13.5%, 18.3%, and 22.2%, respectively. This work is conducive to promoting the application of renewable energy in UAVs. • Energy efficiency is improved by flight trajectory and energy management coupled optimization. • The flight trajectory optimization and energy management coupled model is established. • Adaptive sequential convex programming method is proposed to solve the coupled model. • Fuzzy logic control is proposed to adaptively adjust the sizes of trust region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• TIP-EMS enhances EV energy efficiency by integrated prediction and energy management. • Significant driving economy boost; 1.6%-4.2% better than state-of-the-art PEMS. • TIP-EMS shows robust performance with varying prediction weight adjustments. To enhance the energy efficiency of electrified vehicles (EVs), developing effective energy management strategies (EMS) for hybrid storage systems is essential. Predictive EMS (PEMS) that foresee future vehicle speeds have demonstrated substantial potential in boosting EMS performance. However, traditional PEMS models, employing a sequential approach of speed prediction followed by energy allocation, are hampered by cumulative errors. These errors from the initial speed predss this issue, this paper introduces a novel solution: the trainable integrated preiction negatively impact the efficiency of subsequent energy management. To addrediction and energy management strategy (TIP-EMS). Contrasting with conventional sequential PEMS, TIP-EMS features a dual-branch, integrated neural network, which is fully trainable. This network processes driving status inputs via attention layers, with one branch dedicated to energy management objectives using a reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm, and the other to vehicle speed prediction. Both branches are trained simultaneously, but post-training, only the RL branch is activated for energy management. Implemented with a soft actor-critic RL algorithm, TIP-EMS is applied to a fuel cell EV for optimized energy management. The validation involved training TIP-EMS using 27 driving profiles, which developed its prediction and energy management capabilities, followed by tests in untrained scenarios. The results show that TIP-EMS surpasses conventional sequential PEMS by up to 4.2% in scenarios where prediction accuracies are comparable, highlighting the efficacy of the trainable integrated mechanism. In addition, TIP-EMS exhibits superior energy conservation compared to non-predictive RL strategies. Lastly, TIP-EMS exhibits robustness to adjustments in the weight given to the prediction objective, further confirming its practical applicability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have received a lot of interest because of their ability to cut fuel usage by using electricity from the grid as an alternative energy source. PHEVs differ from typical hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) in terms of increased battery capacity, the availability of plug-in recharging, and improved battery state of charge (SOC) management systems. Efficient energy consumption and excellent performance are critical issues for hybrid powertrains. The estimation of SOC in PHEVs is a difficult NP-hard problem that is frequently tackled utilising metaheuristic techniques. In this paper, we offer an enhanced dingo optimisation with deep learning-based prediction (EDOA-DLP) model specifically tailored for PHEVs. The EDOA-DLP model includes an efficient SOC estimate algorithm for real-time energy management. The EDOA-DLP technique's performance has been thoroughly proven through considerable experimentation in a variety of circumstances. The results show that the proposed EDOA-DLP method beats other current methods in terms of predicting SOC accurately and reaching the targeted goals for PHEVs. Overall, this research presents a unique EDOA-DLP SOC prediction approach for PHEVs, with promising results in terms of energy management and performance optimisation. The experimental results highlight the EDOA-DLP model's improved performance. Overall, this research presents a unique EDOA-DLP SOC prediction approach for PHEVs, with promising results in terms of energy management and performance optimisation. The experimental results illustrate the EDOA-DLP model's improved performance when compared to competing methodologies, highlighting its potential to improve the efficiency and efficacy of PHEV systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

—This paper proposes two real-time energy-oriented driving strategies to minimize the energy consumption for electric vehicles on highways with varying slopes. First, a novel strategy, called normalized-energy consumption minimization strategy (NCMS), adopts a designed kinetic energy conversion factor to convert the vehicle kinetic energy change into the equivalent battery energy consumption. By minimizing the total normalized energy consumption, the energy-orientated vehicle control sequence is calculated. In addition, a logic car-following algorithm is developed to enhance NCMS for avoiding collisions with the potential preceding vehicle on the journey. Second, an improved model predictive control (MPC) is developed with a hierarchical framework, which achieves a balance between optimization and computational efficiency. In the upper level, a global, coarse-grained, iterative dynamic programming is employed to penalize the MPC terminal state, while the lower level performs online rolling optimization of the vehicle within a moderate time step. Thirdly, the performance of the proposed driving strategies is verified through a traffic simulation to evaluate the energy efficiency improvement and processor computation time compared to dynamic programming and constant speed strategy. Finally, a vehicle-in-the-loop test is carried out to validate the feasibility of the proposed two novel driving strategies. • A normalized energy consumption model is presented, combining two energy usage. • A novel eco-driving strategy is developed based on the proposed energy consumption. • The algorithm suits both free traffic and car-following scenarios with safety. • The characteristics of the four eco-driving strategies are compared. • The proposed strategy is verified by both simulation and vehicle-in-the-loop tests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]