UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BAU602

Electric & Hybrid Vehicles Technology

L-T-P3-1-0 Credits4 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Automobile Engineering · Sem 6 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units
Unit1

Unit 1: Concept and classification of Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Main components and working principles of electric and hybrid vehicles,Different configurations of Electric Vehicles (EV) – Pure Electric vehicle (PE), Battery Electric vehicles (BEV), Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV), Hybrid Electric vehicle (HEV), Plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicle (PHEV), Types of HEV, series, parallel, and series-parallel

Unit2

Unit 2: EV Performance and characterization

Basics of vehicle performance, vehicle power source characterization, Transmission characteristics, Mathematical models to describe vehicle performance, Basic concept of Hybrid Traction Introduction to various hybrid drive-train topologies, Power flow control in hybrid drive-train topologies, Fuel efficiency analysis, braking fundamentals and regenerative braking in EVs.

Unit3

Unit 3: Electrical Motors

Introduction to Electric Components used in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Configuration and control of DC Motor drives, Configuration and control of Introduction Motor drives, configuration and control of Permanent Magnet Motor Drives, Configuration and control of Switch Reluctance Motor drives, drive system efficiency.

Unit4

Unit 4: Selection and Sizing of EV components

Matching the Electric Machine and the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Sizing the propulsion motor, sizing the power electronics Selecting the energy storage technology, Communications, supporting subsystems

Unit5

Unit 5: Energy Sources in HEV

Energy storage requirements in electric and hybrid vehicles, Definition of various Battery Parameters. Different types of batteries and its charging, Ultra-capacitors– Features and basic principle, Ultrahigh- speed flywheel-based energy storage, Fuel Cells- basic principle, operation and types.

Course Outcomes (COs)3 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand general aspects pertaining to Electrical vehicle (EV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)
  2. CO2Understand the performance parameters for EVs and HEVs.
  3. CO3Understand the working principle and control aspects of various motors. CO4: Apply the selection and sizing criteria for choosing various EV components CO5: Analyze various energy storage systems used for HEVs

Text/Reference Book

  1. Mi, M. A. Masrur and D. W. Gao, “Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Principles and Applications with Practical Perspectives”, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
  2. S. Onori, L. Serrao and G. Rizzoni, “Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Energy Management Strategies”, Springer, 2015.
  3. M. Ehsani, Y. Gao, S. E. Gay and A. Emadi, “Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles: Fundamentals, Theory, and Design”, CRC Press, 2004.
  4. Iqbal Hussein, “Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Design Fundamentals”, CRC Press
  5. Mehrdad Ehsani, Yimin Gao, Ali Emadi, “Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles: Fundamentals”, CRC Press, 2010.
  6. Iqbal Hussain, “Electric & Hybrid Vehicles – Design Fundamentals”, Second Edition, CRC Press, 2011

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 31, 32 of the original AKTU PDF.

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