EX-703 (A) RGPV B.Tech
Hybrid &Electrical Vehicles (HEV)
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Syllabus, notes and important questions for EX-703 (A)
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Introduction 2 topics
- Conventional Vehicles: basics of vehicle performance, vehicle power‑source characterization, transmission characteristics, mathematical models to describe vehicle performance
- Hybrid Electric Vehicles: history, social and environmental importance, impact of modern drivetrains on energy supplies
Unit 2 Hybrid and Electric Drive‑trains 12 topics
- Hybrid traction: basic concept of hybrid traction and hybrid drive‑train topologies
- Power‑flow control in hybrid drive‑train topologies
- Fuel‑efficiency analysis for hybrid drive‑trains
- Electric traction: basic concept of electric traction and electric drive‑train topologies
- Power‑flow control in electric drive‑train topologies
- Fuel‑efficiency analysis for electric drive‑trains
- Electric components used in hybrid and electric vehicles
- Configuration and control of DC‑motor drives
- Configuration and control of induction‑motor drives
- Configuration and control of permanent‑magnet motor drives
- Configuration and control of switched‑reluctance motor drives
- Drive‑system efficiency, drivetrain topologies, and related fuel‑efficiency considerations
Unit 3 Energy Storage and Drive‑System Sizing 11 topics
- Energy‑storage requirements in hybrid and electric vehicles
- Battery‑based energy storage and its analysis
- Fuel‑cell based energy storage and its analysis
- Super‑capacitor based energy storage and its analysis
- Flywheel‑based energy storage and its analysis
- Hybridisation of different energy‑storage devices
- Matching the electric machine with the internal‑combustion engine (ICE)
- Sizing the propulsion motor
- Sizing the power‑electronics
- Selection of the appropriate energy‑storage technology
- Communications and supporting subsystems for the drive system
Unit 4 Energy Management Strategies and Case Studies 6 topics
- Introduction to energy‑management strategies used in hybrid and electric vehicles
- Classification of different energy‑management strategies
- Comparison of different energy‑management strategies
- Implementation issues of energy‑management strategies
- Case study: design of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)
- Case study: design of a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)