ECE 59500 - Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Course Details
Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Counts as:
Experimental Course Offered:
Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016
Requisites:
ECE 32100 and 43300 or Graduate Standing
Requisites by Topic:
Graduate Standing or Instructor Permission
Catalog Description:
Introduction to architectures and technologies associated with electric and hybrid electric vehicles including their constituent components. Specific topics include electric and hybrid electric drive trains, energy storage (batteries/ ultracapacitors, fuel cells), electromechanical energy conversion (induction and permanent magnet motors and generators), power electronics, vehicle-level modeling and control, and optimization
Required Text(s):
- Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Principles and Applications with Practical Perspectives , Chris Mi, M. Abul Masrur, and David Gao , John Wiley & Sons , 2017 , ISBN No. 978-1-1189-7053-9
Recommended Text(s):
None.
Lecture Outline:
Lectures | Major Topics |
---|---|
3 | Introduction to architectures (series, parallel, split torque) |
5 | Powertrain fundamentals |
5 | Battery characteristics, limitations, and management |
3 | Ultra capacitors and fuel cells |
6 | Power train electronics |
6 | Motor drives (induction, permanent magnet) |
6 | Vehicular control and overall energy management |
3 | Sizing and optimization |
3 | Regenerative braking |
3 | Advanced modeling and simulation tools |
1 | Midterm exam |
Engineering Design Content:
- Establishment of Objectives and Criteria
- Synthesis
- Analysis
Engineering Design Consideration(s):
- Economic
- Environmental
- Health/Safety
- Manufacturability
Assessment Method:
Satisfactory completion of four projects using Matlab/Simulink