https://tue.osiris-student.nl/onderwijscatalogus/extern/cursus?cursuscode=4AUB10&collegejaar=2025&taal=enIn this course, the focus is on understanding of the basic vehicle powertrain modeling and design for energetic and performane analysis. During the course, using Matlab and Simulink (quassi static simulation (QSS) tool box), different component models will be implemented and the vehicle performances will be evaluated by varying the loads and component parameters. In the pratical part of the course, students will develop component models, learn how to implement these models and perform an optimization study of an electric vehicle powertrain.
| Subject: | Book: |
| Electric and Hybrid Powertrain Design | VPS | EP |
| Lecture 1-2: Vehicles and Energy Sources | Ch. 1 | Ch. 1 |
| Energy sources for propulsion, emissions; drive cycles; an overview of conventional, battery, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles; hybrids; comparison of automotive and other transport technologies; | | |
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| Lecture 3-4: Vehicle Dynamics | Ch. 2 | Ch. 2 |
| Vehicle load forces; vehicle road load coefficients (examples for electric vehicles); battery electric vehicle range at constant speed; vehicle acceleration; energetic analysis on drive cycle; | | |
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| Lecture 5-6: Batteries | Ch. 4.4 | Ch. 3 |
| Battery types and battery packs; basic battery operation; units of battery storage; lifetime and sizing considerations; discharge curves and aging; battery models; a simple fit model for BEV batteries; voltage, current, resistance and efficiency; determining pack voltage for given battery power; energy usage with fixed gear ratio; | | |
| Lecture 11-12: Conventional and Hybrid Powertrains | Ch. 3, 4 | Ch. 5 |
| Introduction to HEVs; brake specific fuel consumption; comparative examples conventional, series, series-parallel hybrid systems; planetary gears as a power-split device; powertrain of the Toyota Prius; | | |
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| Lecture 9-10: Fuel Cells | Ch. 6 | Ch. 4 |
| Introduction to fuel cells; basic operation; fuel cell model and cell voltage; characteristic curves; fuel cell aging; sizing for heavy goods tractor-trailer combination | | |
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| Lecture 11-12: Introduction to traction machines | Ch. 4.3 | Ch. 6, 7 |
| DC, AC machines; comparison of traction machines; machine specifications; characteristic curves; efficiency maps; electrical equivalent circuit; machine operating as motor, generator; | | |
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| Lecture 13-14: Supercapacitors & non-electric hybrid propulsion systems | Ch. 4.5; 5 | |
| Modeling of supercapacitors; short-term storage systems; flywheels; hydraulic accumulators; hydraulic pumps | | |
In the table below, the corresponding chapters for the above mentioned topics are listed.
| Vehicle Propulsion Systems (VPS) - Introduction to Modeling and Optimization | ISBN 978-3-540-74691-1 |
| Ch. 1 | Introduction |
| Ch. 2 | Vehicle Energy and Fuel Consumption - Basic Concepts |
| Ch. 3 | IC-Engine-Based Propulsion Systems |
| Ch. 4 | Electric and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems |
| Ch. 5 | Non-electric Hybrid Propulsion Systems |
| Ch. 6 | Fuel-Cell Propulsion Systems |
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| Electric Powertrain (EP) - Energy Systems, Power Electronics and Drives for Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles | ISBN 978-1-119-06366-7 (pdf) |
| Ch. 1 | Electromobility and the Environment |
| Ch. 2 | Vehicle Dynamics |
| Ch. 3 | Batteries |
| Ch. 4 | Fuel Cells |
| Ch. 5 | Conventional and Hybrid Powertrains |
| Ch. 6 | Introduction to Traction Machines |
| Ch. 7 | The Brushed DC Machine |
| Ch. 8 | Induction Machines |
This course in an introduction to the vehicle powertrain system design of road vehicles. The learning objectives with respect to powertrains are: to present a summary of the systems approach to vehicle powertrain design; to provide information on the analysis and design of the powertrain components, in particular: electric machines, batteries, fuel cells, internal combustion engine, transmissions, driveline components; to analyze the longitudinal dynamics of the vehicle in order to predict performance; to analyze and discuss the fuel economy performance and battery energy usage of vehicles; to present examples - some with worked solutions - throughout the course using the (required) book Vehicle Propulsion Systems (and Electric Powertrain); to present case studies of powertrain performance using MATLAB/Simulink (with quasi static simulation) as an analysis tool.Written examination