Engineering Challenges in

Centre for Safety EV Safety A.S.V. Parthasarathi

Engineering K. Pranathi Venkata Pavani
S.Preeti Abhishikta
Kareem Sk Shaheen
S.T.P. Lakshmi Sowmya

An Electric Vehicle (EV) is a mode of transport which is powered by electricity unlike conventional vehicles that use Petrol
or Diesel powered engine. Electric vehicles use an electric motor powered by electricity from batteries or fuel cells.
Therefore, an EV is seen as possible replacement for current-generation automobile.

1.Fires involving EV Vehicles Worldwide 2.RISK CONCERNS; 2 VS 4 WHEELERS

Major EV fire accidents have been recorded in the year
2021 and 2022.
Europe has witnessed a large number of EV fire accidents in
the world.
In North America, USA and Canada have accounted for the
highest number of accidents.
In India,the problem has emerged mostly with two-
wheelers.

3.Market Leaders in Battery Management Dendrite Formation

System Dendrites grow from the
surface of the negative
A battery management system can be defined as the brain
electrode, which may pierce
behind battery packs.
the separator and contact
It is the most important part of the electronic vehicle (EV)
the cathode material of the
and it is more expensive than the motor itself.
battery, resulting in the

electronic contact between
the positive and negative
electrodes.

4.Charging Stations- STAKE HOLDERs

Charging station is also called as Electric Vehicle
Supply Equipment (EVSE). Charging Stations are of 2
types : Public and Residential.

5.Region wise break up on fires

Over the past few months ,more than two

dozen electric scooters caught fire in India.
In all the zones the probability of bikes
catching fire will depend upon poor quality
of the batteries or short circuits,internal STAKE HOLDERS:
heating of batteries, overcharging the In 2021 Daimler Trucks North America opened the
battery or exposing it to high temperatures. "Electric Island". The station is capable of charging eight

vehicles simultaneously. In addition, the design is
capable of accommodating >1 MW chargers once they are
available.
WattEV, announced plans in May 2021 to build a 40-stall
6.Correlation of technology with published
truck stop/charging station in Bakersfield, California.
research literature

SRMs work on the principle of reluctance which is defined as

the property of material to resist the flow of magnetic flux.
Magnetic flux — the invisible magnetic lines passing through a
surface — likes to travel down the path of least reluctance. It
has a rotor with alternating regions of high and low reluctance
and a stator featuring electromagnets. When electricity is
supplied through them, the rotor will rotate, thereby causing
Smart Grids SRMs the motor to run.