Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technology (BME306A)

Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technology

Course Code BME306A 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 3:0:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03 
Exam Hours 3
Examination type (SEE) Theory

Module-1

Introduction to Electric Vehicle (EV) & Hybrid Vehicle(HV): A brief history of Electric and Hybrid vehicles, basic architecture of hybrid drive train, vehicle motion and the dynamic equations for the vehicle, types of HV and EV, advantages over conventional vehicles, limitations of EV and HV, impact on environment of EV and HV technology, disposal of battery, cell and hazardous material and their impact on environment. 

Module-2

Power Management and Energy Sources of EV and HV: Power and Energy management strategies and its general architecture of EV and HV, various battery sources, energy storage, battery based energy storage, Battery Management Systems (BMS), fuel cells, their characteristics, Super capacitor based energy storage, flywheel, hybridization of various energy storage devices, Selection of the energy storage technology. 

Module-3

DC and AC Machines & Drives in EV & HV: Various types of motors, selection and size of motors, Induction motor drives and control characteristics, Permanent magnet motor drives and characteristics, Brushed & Brushless DC motor drive and characteristics, switched reluctance motors and characteristics, IPM motor drives and characteristics, mechanical and electrical connections of motors. 

Module-4

Components & Design Considerations of EV & HV: Design parameters of batteries, ultra-capacitors and fuel cells, aerodynamic considerations, calculation of the rolling resistance and the grade resistance, calculation of the acceleration force, total tractive effort, torque required on the drive wheel, transmission efficiency, consideration of vehicle mass. Annexure-II 2 2 

Module-5

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles charging architecture: Introduction to smart charging: Grid to vehicle and vehicle to grid, smart metering and ancillary services, preliminary discussion on vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to personal communication systems, introduction to battery charging stations and its installation and commissioning, preliminary discussion on estimation on station capacity and associated technical issues, different connectors.

Suggested Learning Resources: Text Books 

1. Iqbal Hussain, “Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Design Fundamentals”, 1st Edition, CRC Press, 2003. 2. James Larminie, John Lowry “Electric Vehicle Technology Explained”, 1st Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2003.

3. Chris Mi, M. Abul Masrur, David Wenzhong Gao, “Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Principles and Applications with Practical Perspectives”, Wiley publication ,2011. 

4. Allen Fuhs, “Hybrid Vehicles and the future of personal transportation”, CRC Press, 2009