- Department: Electronic Engineering
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Xing Zhao
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
This module provides you with a comprehensive perspective of modern electric vehicle technologies. You will explore electrical and electronic systems related to modern electric vehicles (EV) including EV powertrain configuration, drive cycle and performance specifications, vehicle dynamics and various motor drives, different batteries and energy management schemes, auxiliaries such as on-board chargers and electric power steering, etc.
Pre-requisite modules
Co-requisite modules
- None
Prohibited combinations
- None
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
Subject content aims:
To understand the principles of electric vehicle powertrain configuration
To understand the schemes and specifications of various battery systems
To understand the schemes and specifications of various motor drive systems
To understand the schemes and specifications of various EV auxiliary systems
To understand the emerging electric vehicle technologies and development trends
Graduate skills aims:
To be able to explain EV powertrain from a technical perspective concisely and accurately.
To be able to technically specify appropriate EV powertrain components using professional specification principles.
To be able to explain the issues associated with operational and monitoring systems.
Subject content learning outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Explain the principles and specifications of different EV powertrain components
Compare and contrast the relative merits of various batteries, motor drives and auxiliaries.
Design a EV powertrain system given a power and energy specification
Graduate skills learning outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Articulate a technical proposal in written and oral form
Produce formal grid component and sub-system specifications
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Coursework |
N/A | 100 |
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Formative feedback:
Emails to the Module Coordinator with Questions / Comments will be answered as soon as possible. Questions can also be submitted at any time via the Question Box on the module Wiki page. The students can have technical discussions with the module Coordinator during open office hours.
Summative feedback:
Feedback on tutorial questions with comments on how the students can improve on their work, will be available to the students typically in class. Feedback on individual project reports will be available to the students within 25 working days.
Electric Vehicles: Modern Technologies and Trends
Editor(s): Nil Patel, Akash Kumar Bhoi, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen
First published: 26 April 2012
Print ISBN: 2190-4715-24-14 |Online ISBN: 2190-4715-24-14 |DOI: 10.1186/2190-4715-24-14