Syllabus
Introduction To Electric Vehicles: EV System: EV Configuration-Fixed & variable gearing, single & multiple motor drive, In-wheel drives. Components of an EV, Components of ICEVs, EV History, the early years, recent EVs and HEVs, Types of EVs, EV Advantages, Comparison of EVs and ICEVs w.r.t to efficiency, pollution, capital & operating cost.
Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Types of Hybrids Vehicles- Series, parallel, series-parallel and complex HEVs, Advantages and Disadvantages of HEVs, Concept of Hybrid Electric Drive Trains, Architectures and power flow control of Hybrid Electric Drive Trains.
Electric Propulsion Systems: Choice of electric propulsion systems, block diagram of EV propulsion system, BLDC Machine Construction and Classification, Basic Principles of BLDC Motor Drives, application to Electric Vehicles. Switched Reluctance Motor Drives, Basic Magnetic Structure, Torque Production, SRM Drive Converter, Modes of Operation, Generating Mode of Operation.
Introduction To Energy Storage Requirements: Electrochemistry of battery cells, Battery parameters, Types of Batteries- Lead–Acid Batteries, Ni Cd Batteries, NiMH Batteries and Lithium-Ion Batteries. EV Charging: Types of charging systems – Conductive charging, On-board & off-board charging, inductive charging, Wireless charging.
Charging Infrastructure: Domestic Charging Infrastructure, Public Charging Infrastructure, Normal Charging Station, Occasional Charging Station, Fast Charging Station, Battery Swapping Station, Move-and charge zone. Key Battery Management Technologies, Typical Structure of Battery Management Systems. Business: E-mobility business, electrification challenges, Connected Mobility and Autonomous Mobility- case study, E-mobility Indian Roadmap, social dimensions of EVs.
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