Introduction to Electric Vehicles, EV Industry Trends and Market Overview, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Classification of Electric Vehicles, Architecture of Electric Vehicles, Electric Vehicle vs. Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle, Vehicle Subsystems Overview, EV Layouts – Front, Rear, All-Wheel Drives, Regenerative Braking.
Electric Propulsion Systems, DC Motors and Characteristics, Brushless DC Motor, Induction Motor, Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor, Switched Reluctance Motor and Axial Flux Motors, Motor Control Techniques, Speed-Torque Characteristics of EV Motors, Motor Sizing for Vehicle Performance.
Battery Pack Configuration and Thermal Management, Battery Charging Methods (Slow, Fast, Wireless), Battery Management System (BMS) Architecture, Battery Cooling Techniques – Air, Liquid, Phase Change, Safety and Protection in EV Batteries, Life Cycle and Recycling of EV Batteries, Recent Advances in Battery Technology.
Vehicle Control Unit and Subsystems, Sensor Systems and Data Acquisition, EV Communication Protocols, Thermal and Energy Management Strategies, EV Safety Systems – ISO 26262 Compliance, EMI/EMC Issues and Mitigation in EVs, Standards and Regulations for Electric Vehicles, Future of Electric Vehicles – Autonomous, V2G, Smart Grids, Case Studies of Commercial EV Models.
Electric bike, Electric Scooter, Electric Truck, Electric Bus, Electric Forklift, Electric Auto rickshaw, Electric Tractor, Electric Kart, Electric Pickup truck.
Reference Book:
1. Iqbal Husain, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Design Fundamentals, CRC Press, 3rd Edition, 2021. 2. Sandeep Dhameja, Electric Vehicle Battery Systems, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001. 3. Ali Emadi, Advanced Electric Drive Vehicles, CRC Press, 2014. 4. John G. Hayes and G. Abas Goodarzi, Electric Powertrain: Energy Systems, Power Electronics and Drives for Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles, Wiley, 2018. 5. Chris Mi, M. Abul Masrur, David Wenzhong Gao, Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Principles and Applications with Practical Perspectives, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2011.
Text Book:
1. James Larminie and John Lowry, Electric Vehicle Technology Explained, Wiley, 2nd Edition, 2012. 2. Mehrdad Ehsani, Yimi Gao, Sebastian E. Gay, Ali Emadi, Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles: Fundamentals, Theory, and Design, CRC Press, 3rd Edition, 2018.
