Electric Vehicle Technology - A Beginner's Course

Description

Upon completion of the academy, participants will be able to:

• Complete Overview of all High Voltage components involved in an electric or hybrid Vehicle.

• Cradle-to-grave of an automotive OEM to understand the effect of electric vehicle on the carbon footprint.

• Describe the main hybrid and electric vehicle development considerations and performance requirements for various vehicle system

• Apply the operation of brushless dc and induction motors to HEV and EV vehicles

• Define the torque speed curves for motors and the application to electric and hybrid electric vehicles

• Define and analyze battery operation and performance requirements for HEV, PHEV, EREV and full electric vehicle applications

• Estimate the size of a cell to meet a specific requirement

• Describe the functions performed by a Battery Management System (BMS)

• Understand different thermal management methodologies applied for the battery pack systems and their challenges

• Explain different approaches to estimating state of charge, state of health, power and energy

• Compare and contrast the various industry and regulatory standards for hybrid vehicle components, batteries, and charging systems

• Identify how to define key vehicle system requirements and select and size system components that best meet those requirements

• Understand various testing and regulatory requirements for electric vehicle and components at both system and subsystem level.

• Understand the challenges in meeting the safety regulations at international level.

• Understand the drawbacks of current testing procedures applied by the international testing agencies for electric and hybrid vehicles.

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