BEE4207 Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

This course presents fundamentals in     hybrid electric and electric vehicle engineering focusing on the mechatronic system and component design of HEV, vehicle dynamics, energy efficiency and energy storage technologies for HEVs.

Course Objectives
This course aims to enable students to:

• Understand electric and hybrid vehicle operation and architectures
• Identify vehicle characteristics, driving cycles, and performance parameters of the vehicle
• Describe HEV technology and sizing of the components – electric machines, power electronics, and energy storage

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Analyse the different powertrain architecture options and be able to select the appropriate solutions within realistic performance and commercial constraints.
• Evaluate various technology options for (electrical and mechanical) energy generation, storage, transmission, and management for a HEV, and be able to select between different technologies relative to a given vehicle application and overall system design.
• Size different powertrain components, within the context of vehicle usage, weight and packaging constraints.