UNIT 1:
Hybrid vehicles - History
Hybrid vehicles- social and environmental importance
Hybrid vehicles- impact of modern drive train on energy supplies.
Hybrid Electric Drive-train configurations
Basic concept of hybrid traction
Hybrid Electric power flow control in hybrid drive train
Hybrid Electric topologies
Hybrid Electric fuel efficiency analysis.
UNIT 2:
Requirements in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Types of batteries – lead acid batteries, nickel based batteries, and lithium based batteries
Battery Characterization - capacity, discharge rate
Battery Characterization State of charge, state of discharge, depth of Discharge
Technical characteristics
Battery management system
UNIT 3:
Maximum speed - Acceleration – Gradeability
Driving cycles, regulations, sizing the propulsion motor
Design of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)
Design of a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
Comparison of ICEV and HEV
UNIT 4:
Introduction to fuel cell
Working and types of fuel cell
Low, medium and high temperature fuel cells
Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell
Solid Oxide fuel cell, Alkaline fuel cells
Molten carbonate fuel cell,
Phosphoric acid fuel cell
UNIT 5:
Humidifiers and cooling plates
Membrane Electrode Assembly components
Humidifiers and cooling plates
Technological advancements in fuel cell vehicle systems
Materials for fuel cell- carbon fibre
