ELECTRIC VEHIVLE FUNDAMENTALS (BEE515C)

ELECTRIC VEHIVLE FUNDAMENTALS

Course Code BEE515C 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 2:2:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03 
Exam Hours 03
Examination type (SEE) Theory

Module-1

Introduction to Electric Vehicles : Electric Vehicle – Need - Types – Cost and Emissions –

End of life. Electric Vehicle Technology – layouts, cables, components, Controls. Batteries –

overview and its types. Battery plug-in and life. Ultra-capacitor, Charging – Methods and

Standards. Alternate charging sources – Wireless & Solar.

Module-2

Electric Vehicle Motors: Motors (DC, Induction, BLDC) – Types, Principle, Construction,

Control. Electric Drive Trains (EDT) – Series HEDT (Electrical Coupling) – Power Rating

Design, Peak Power Source (PPS); Parallel HEDT (Mechanical Coupling) – Torque Coupling

and Speed Coupling. Switched Reluctance Motors (SRM) Drives – Basic structure, Drive

Convertor, Design.

Module-3

Electronics and Sensor-less control in EV: Basic Electronics Devices – Diodes, Thyristors,

BJTs, MOSFETs, IGBTs, Convertors, Inverters. Safety – Risks and Guidance, Precautions,

High Voltage safety, Hazard management. Sensors - Autonomous EV cars, Self drive Cars,

Hacking; Sensor less – Control methods- Phase Flux Linkage-Based Method, Phase Inductance

Based, Modulated Signal Injection, Mutually Induced Voltage-Based, Observer-Based.

Module-4

Hybrid Vehicles: Hybrid Electric vehicles – Classification – Micro, Mild, Full, Plug-in, EV.

Layout and Architecture – Series, Parallel and Series-Parallel Hybrid, Propulsion systems and

components. Regenerative Braking, Economy, Vibration and Noise reduction. Hybrid Electric

Vehicles System – Analysis and its Types, Controls.

Module-5

Fuel Cells for Electric vehicles: Fuel cell – Introduction, Technologies & Types, Obstacles.

Operation principles, Potential and I-V curve, Fuel and Oxidation Consumption, Fuel cell

Characteristics – Efficiency, Durability, Specific power, Factors affecting, Power design of fuel

Cell Vehicle and freeze capacity. Lifetime cost of Fuel cell Vehicle – System, Components,

maintenance.

Suggested Learning Resources:

Books

1. Jack Erjavec and Jeff Arias, “Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles”, Cengage Learning, 2012.

2. Mehrdad Ehsani, Yimin Gao, sebastien E. Gay and Ali Emadi, “Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric

and Fuel Cell Vehicles: Fundamentals, Theory and Design”, CRC Press, 2009.