Publications → Control of HEV/PHEV/EREV Power Trains



  1. J. Soldo, B. Škugor, J. Deur, "Analysis of Optimal Battery State-of-Charge Trajectory Patterns for Blended Mode of a Parallel Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle and a Wide Range of Driving Conditions", Optimization and Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 1–23, 2021.

  2. J. Soldo, B. Škugor, J. Deur, "Optimal energy management and shift scheduling control of a parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle", International Journal of Powertrains, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 240-264, 2020.

  3. B. Škugor, J. Soldo, J. Deur, "Analysis of Optimal Battery State-of-Charge Trajectory for Blended Regime of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle", World Electric Vehicle Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 1-16, 2019.

  4. J. Soldo, B. Škugor, J. Deur, "Synthesis of Optimal Battery State-of-Charge Trajectory for Blended Regime of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles in the Presence of Low-Emission Zones and Varying Road Grades", Energies, Vol. 12, No. 22, pp. 1-21, 2019. [Open Access]

  5. B. Škugor, J. Petrić, "Optimization of Control Variables and Design of Management Strategy for Hybrid Hydraulic Vehicle", Energies, Vol. 11, No. 10, pp. 1-24, 2018. [Open Access]

  6. V. Ranogajec, J. Deur, "Bond Graph Analysis and Optimal Control of the Hybrid Dual Clutch Transmission Shift Process", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-Body Dynamics, Vol. 231, No 3. pp. 405–405, 2017.

  7. J. Deur, B. Škugor, M. Cipek, "Integration of Electric Vehicles into Energy and Transport Systems", Automatika, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 395-410, 2015.

  8. B. Škugor, J. Deur, M. Cipek, D. Pavković, "Design of a Power-split Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control System Utilizing a Rule-based Controller and an Equivalent Consumption Minimization Strategy", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, Vol. 228, No. 6, pp. 631-648, 2014.

  9. B. Škugor, M. Cipek, J. Deur, "Control Variables Optimization and Feedback Control Strategy Design for the Blended Operating Mode of an Extended Range Electric Vehicle", SAE International Journal of Alternative Powertrains, SAE paper #2014-01-1898, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 152-162, 2014.



  10. Škugor, B.: "Modelling and Optimal Charging of an Electric Delivery Vehicle Fleet", Doctoral thesis (in Croatian), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Croatia, 2016.

  11. Cipek, M.: "Modeling, Analysis, and Optimal Control of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrains", Doctoral thesis (in Croatian), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Croatia, 2015.



  12. J. Soldo, B. Škugor, J. Deur, "Analysis of Patterns of Optimal Battery State-of-Charge Trajectories for Blended Regime of a Parallel Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle and a Wide Range of Driving Conditions", 15th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), Cologne, Germany, 2020.

  13. J. Soldo, B. Škugor, J. Deur, "Synthesis of Optimal Battery State of Charge Trajectory in the Presence of Varying Road Grade for a Parallel Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle", 14th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2019.

  14. J. Soldo, B. Škugor, J. Deur, "Optimal Energy Management Control of a Parallel Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle in the Presence of Low Emission Zones", SAE paper #2019-01-1215, 2019 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, 2019.

  15. B. Škugor, J. Soldo, J. Deur, "Analysis of Optimal Battery State-of-Charge Trajectory for Blended Regime of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle", 32nd International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition (EVS32), Lyon, France, 2019.

  16. J. Soldo, B. Škugor, J. Deur, "Optimal Energy Management and Shift Scheduling Control of a Parallel Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle", Powertrain Modelling and Control Conference (PMC 2018), Loughborough, UK, 2018.

  17. J. Soldo, V. Ranogajec, B. Škugor, J. Deur, "Model-based Optimisation of Shift Scheduling Maps for a Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle", AVL International Simulation Conference, Graz, Austria 2017.

  18. V. Ranogajec, J. Deur, "Bond Graph Analysis and Optimal Control of the Hybrid Dual Clutch Transmission Shift Process", Powertrain Modelling and Control Conference (PMC 2016), Loughborough, UK, 2016.

  19. B. Škugor, V. Ranogajec, J. Deur, "On Smoothing HEV/EREV Supervisory Control Action Using an Extended ECMS Approach", The International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition (EVS27), Barcelona, Spain, 2013.

  20. B. Škugor, J. Deur, "Instantaneous Optimization-based Energy Management Control Strategy for Extended Range Electric Vehicle", SAE paper #2013-01-1460, 2013 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, 2013.

  21. M. Cipek, M. Čorić, B. Škugor, J. Kasać, J. Deur, "Dynamic Programming-based Optimization of Control Variables of an Extended Range Electric Vehicle", SAE paper #2013-01-1481, 2013 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, 2013.

  22. B. Škugor, D. Pavković, J. Deur, "A Series-Parallel HEV Control Strategy Combining SoC Control and Instantaneous Optimisation of Equivalent Fuel Consumption", Proceedings of 2nd European Electric Vehicle Congress (EEVC 2012), Brussels, Belgium, 2012.

  23. B. Škugor, D. Pavković, J. Deur, “A Series-Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control Strategy Including Instantaneous Optimization of Equivalent Fuel Consumption”, Proceedings of 2012 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control (2012 IEEE MSC), pp. 310-316, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2012.

  24. M. Cipek, J. Kasać, D. Pavković, J. Petrić, J. Deur, “Optimization of Control Variables of a Series-Parallel Hybrid Electric Power Train”, Proceedings of 2012 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control (2012 IEEE MSC), pp. 323-328, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2012.

  25. J. Deur, M. Cipek, B. Škugor, J. Petrić, "Modeling and Low-level Control of Range Extended Electric Vehicle Dynamics", Proceedings of the International Conference on Powertrain Modelling and Control (PMC2012), University of Bradford, Bradford, UK, 2012.