Course

Unit 1

Electric vehicles (EVs) – advantages and impacts – EV market and promotion – Infrastructure – International Regulation and standards Power quality ratings Homologation- AIS-038, AIS-039, AIS-040, AIS-049 – Energy efficiency – High Voltage standards for 400V systems – Assessing economy of EVs xEVs- Fuel economy – Fuel consumption – Greenhouse gas emissions.

Unit 2

ICE and xEV powertrain architectures and subsystems Motors- Sizing and design considerations-Power converters- motor control HIL Testing-Case studies: Development of MATLAB/Simulink models for EV

Unit 3

Energy storage systems – Batteries and battery parameters – Types and characteristics of EV batteries – Battery sizing -Battery testing – Battery monitoring SoC and SoH- Integration of EV subsystems- EV Chargers – Onboard and off-board chargers – Introduction to charging standards and protocols.

Text Books / References

1. James Larminie, John Lowry, Electric Vehicle Technology Explained, 2^nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2012.
2. John G. Hayes, G. Abas Goodarzi, Electric Powertrain Energy Systems, Power Electronics and Drives for Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles, John Wiley and Sons, 2018.
3. Sheldon S. Williamson, Energy Management Strategies for Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Springer-Verlag New York, 2013.
4. Tom Denton, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Routledge, 2016.
5. Adit Joshi, Automotive Applications of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulation, SAE International, 2019

Course Objectives:

• To introduce standards, impacts and economy of electric vehicles
• To impart knowledge of electric and hybrid electric vehicle architectures
• To provide an understanding of subsystems in electric and hybrid electric vehicles
• To introduce battery testing, maintenance and monitoring techniques

Course Outcomes :

• CO01: Ability to understand standards, impact and economy of Electric Vehicles
• CO02: Ability to apply knowledge of vehicle subsystems for electric and hybrid electric configurations
• CO03: Ability to analyze the architectures of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• CO04: Ability to design and simulate electric vehicle subsystems

CO-PO Mapping

Skills Acquired: Simulation and analysis of EV, HEV subsystems.