Course Outline for Bachelor’s Degree in Automobile Engineering

Elective III – Electric Vehicle-III

Lecture: 3 hr Year: IV
Tutorial: 1 hr Part: II
Practical: 3/2 hr

Objective:

Objectives of the course is to provide k n o w l e d g e r e g a r d i n g t he in-depth understanding of

theory, approaches and practices dealing with electric vehicle technologies. The course covers
architecture, drive train systems, drivers & controllers and energy storage & management system
in electric vehicle delivered through the lectures, practical demonstrations and on the site case
studies. After completion of the course, students will be able to use knowledge and skills about
design of electric vehicle, design of energy storage and management system.

1. Motor torque calculations for Electric Vehicle [4 hr]

1.1 Calculating the rolling resistance
1.2 Calculating the grade resistance
1.3 Calculating the acceleration force
1.4 Finding the total tractive effort
1.5 Torque required on the drive wheel

2. Wheel-electric drive, suspension system design [4 hr]

2.1 Gear trains in wheel-electric drives
2.2 Mechatronic design of wheel-electric drives
2.3 Suspension design for wheel-electric drives
2.4 Wheel/Tire-terrain interactive dynamics
2.5 Inverse dynamics-based control

3. Electric Vehicle Architecture Design [10 hr]

3.1 Types of Electric Vehicle and components
3.2 Electrical protection and system requirement
3.3 Photovoltaic solar based EV design
3.4 Battery Electric vehicle (BEV)

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 3.5 Hybrid electric vehicle (HEV)
3.6 Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV
3.7 Fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV)
3.8 Electrification Level of EV
3.9 Comparison of fuel vs Electric and solar power

4. Electric Drive and controller [8 hr]

4.1 Types of Motors
4.2 Selection and sizing of Motor
4.3 RPM and Torque calculation of motor
4.4 Motor Controllers
4.5 Component sizing
4.6 Physical locations
4.7 Mechanical connection of motor
4.8 Electrical connection of motor
4.9 Motor and Engine Ratings
4.10 EV and HEV Motor Requirements
4.11 DC Machines
4.12 Three-Phase AC Machines
4.13 Induction Machines
4.14 Regenerative Braking

5. Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) [7 hr]

5.1 Battery: Cell Types (Lead Acid/Li/NiMH), Battery charging and discharging calculation,
Cell Selection and sizing
5.1 Battery layouting design, Battery Pack Configuration and Battery Pack Construction
5.2 Battery selection criteria for various types of batteries, Battery sizing for various vehicle
applications
5.3 Combination of batteries and ultra-capacitors, brief comparison
5.4 Fuel cells: principles of operation, design, fuel cell storage system and comparison with
batteries

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 5.5 Flywheel energy storage principle and characterization

6. Battery Management System (BMS)/Energy Management System (EMS) [4 hr]

6.1 Need of BMS
6.2 Rule based control and optimization based control
6.3 Software-based high level supervisory control
6.4 Mode of power
6.5 Behavior of motor
6.6 Advance Features

7. Control Unit [4 hr]

7.1 Function of CU
7.2 Development Process
7.3 Software and Hardware
7.4 Data Management
7.5 GUI/HMI

8. Electric Vehicle Drivetrain [4 hr]

8.1 EV Transmission Configurations
8.2 Transmission Components: Gears, Automobile Differential, Clutch, Brakes
8.3 Ideal Gearbox: Steady State Mode: Gear Ratio (GR), Torque-Speed Characteristics
8.4 EV Motor Sizing: Initial Acceleration, Rated Vehicle Velocity, Maximum Velocity,
Maximum Gradability

Mini Project/ Practical/ Lab/ Case Studies:

 Case study of electric motors, batteries used in electric vehicles
 Application of relevant software for components design and modeling in EV (Electric
motors and controllers, battery and battery management system etc.)
 Operation and performance testing of batteries, controllers
 Operation and performance testing of electric motors
 Field visit to nearest electric vehicle service station for the investigation EV components,
operation, safety and maintenance

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Text Books, Reference materials and Journals:

 Mehrdad Ehsani , “Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles
Fundamentals, Theory, and Design”, CRC PR ESS
 Tom Denton, “Electric and Hybrid Vehicles”, Institute of the Motor Industry, 2016
edition
 Iqball Husain, “Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Design Fundamentals”, CRC PRESS,
 Larry E. Erickson, Jessica Robinson,Gary Brase, Jackson Cutsor, “ Solar Powered
Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles” CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017
 Mark Warner, “The Electric Vehicle Conversion Handbook”, Penguin Group Publication,
USA, 2011

Evaluation Schemes:
The question will cover all the chapter of the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as
indicated in the table:

Chapter Topics Marks

1 All 8
2 All 8
3 All 16
4 All 12
5 All 12
6 All 8
7 All 8
8 All 8
Total 80
Note: There might be minor deviations on marks during setting final question paper

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