Electric and Hybrid Vehicles detailed syllabus for Mechatronics Engineering (Mechatronics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Mechatronics students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechatronics Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mechatronics 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to Mechatronics Professional Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of electric and hybrid vehicles is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES 9
Need for Electric vehicle- Comparative study of diesel, petrol, hybrid and electric Vehicles. Advantages and Limitations of hybrid and electric Vehicles. – Design requirement for electric vehicles- Range, maximum velocity, acceleration, power requirement, mass of the vehicle. Various Resistance- Transmission efficiency- Electric vehicle chassis and Body Design, Electric Vehicle Recharging and Refuelling Systems.
Unit II
ENERGY SOURCES 9
Battery Parameters- – Different types of batteries – Lead Acid- Nickel Metal Hydride – Lithium ion-Sodium based- Metal Air. Battery Modelling – Equivalent circuits, Battery charging- Quick Charging devices. Fuel Cell- Fuel cell Characteristics- Fuel cell types-Half reactions of fuel cell. Ultra capacitors. Battery Management System.
Unit III
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Unit IV
POWER CONVERTERS AND CONTROLLERS 9
Solid state Switching elements and characteristics – BJT, MOSFET, IGBT, SCR and TRIAC -Power Converters – rectifiers, inverters and converters – Motor Drives – DC, AC motor, PMSM motors, BLDC motors, Switched reluctance motors – four quadrant operations -operating modes
Unit V
HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES 9
Main components and working principles of a hybrid and electric vehicles, Different configurations of hybrid and electric vehicles. Power Split devices for Hybrid Vehicles – Operation modes – Control Strategies for Hybrid Vehicle – Economy of hybrid Vehicles – Case study on specification of electric and hybrid vehicles.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, the student will be able to
- Understand the operation and architecture of electric and hybrid vehicles
- Identify various energy source options like battery and fuel cell
- Select suitable electric motor for applications in hybrid and electric vehicles.
- Explain the role of power electronics in hybrid and electric vehicles
- Analyze the energy and design requirement for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- James Larminie and John Lowry, “Electric Vehicle Technology Explained “ John Wiley & Sons,2003
- Lino Guzzella, “ Vehicle Propulsion System” Springer Publications,2005
- Ron HodKinson, “Light Weight Electric/ Hybrid Vehicle Design”, Butterworth Heinemann Publication,2005.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechatronics Engineering 5th Sem, visit Mechatronics 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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