JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Overview

Course Prerequisites: Physics, Basic Electrical Engineering.

Course Objectives:

• To study the concepts and drive train configurations of electric drive vehicles
• To provide different electric propulsion systems and energy storage devices
• To explain the technology, design methodologies and control strategy of hybrid electric vehicles
• To emphasize battery charger topologies for plug in hybrid electric vehicles

Course Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, the student will be able to

• Understand the concepts and drivetrain configurations of electric drive vehicles
• Interpret different electric propulsion systems and energy storage devices
• Appreciate the technology, design methodologies and control strategy of hybrid electric vehicles
• Realize battery charger topologies for plug in hybrid electric vehicles

UNIT - I

Introduction to Electric Vehicles: Sustainable Transportation - EV System - EV Advantages - Vehicle Mechanics - Performance of EVs - Electric Vehicle drivetrain - EV Transmission Configurations and components-Tractive Effort in Normal Driving - Energy Consumption - EV Market - Types of Electric Vehicle in Use Today - Electric Vehicles for the Future.

UNIT - II

Electric Vehicle Modelling - Consideration of Rolling Resistance - Transmission Efficiency - Consideration of Vehicle Mass - Tractive Effort - Modelling Vehicle Acceleration - Modelling Electric Vehicle Range -Aerodynamic Considerations - Ideal Gearbox Steady State Model - EV Motor Sizing - General Issues in Design.

UNIT - III

Introduction to electric vehicle batteries - electric vehicle battery efficiency - electric vehicle battery capacity - electric vehicle battery charging - electric vehicle battery fast charging - electric vehicle battery discharging - electric vehicle battery performance – testing.

UNIT - IV

Hybrid Electric Vehicles - HEV Fundamentals -Architectures of HEVs- Interdisciplinary Nature of HEVs - State of the Art of HEVs - Advantages and Disadvantages - Challenges and Key Technology of HEVs - Concept of Hybridization of the Automobile-Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles - Design and Control Principles of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles - Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Drive Train Design - HEV Applications for Military Vehicles.

UNIT - V

Advanced topics - Battery Charger Topologies, Charging Power Levels, and Infrastructure for Plug- In Electric and Hybrid Vehicles - The Impact of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Distribution Networks – Sizing Ultra capacitors for Hybrid Electric Vehicles.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles – Fundamentals, Theory and Design – Mehrdad Ehsani, Uimin Gao and Ali Emadi - Second Edition - CRC Press, 2010.
• 2. Electric Vehicle Technology Explained - James Larminie, John Lowry - John Wiley & Sons Ltd, - 2003.
• 3. Electric Vehicle Battery Systems – Sandeep Dhameja – Newnes - New Delhi – 2002.
• 4. Hybrid electric Vehicles Principles and applications With practical perspectives -Chris Mi, Dearborn - M. Abul Masrur, David Wenzhong Gao - A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., - 2011.
• 5. Electric & Hybrid Vehicles – Design Fundamentals - Iqbal Hussain, Second Edition, CRC Press, 2011.
• 6. Research Papers:
• i) The Impact of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Distribution Networks: a Review and Outlook - Robert C. Green II, Lingfeng Wang and Mansoor Alam - 2010 IEEE.
• ii) Sizing Ultracapacitors for Hybrid Electric Vehicles - H. Douglas P Pillay -2005 IEEE.
• iii) Review of Battery Charger Topologies, Charging Power Levels, and Infrastructure for Plug-In Electric and Hybrid Vehicles - Murat Yilmaz, and Philip T. Krein, - IEEE transactions on power electronics, vol. 28, no. 5, May 2013. M. Tech – I Year – II Sem. (PE/PEED/PID)