Fundamentals of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Data is displayed for the academic year: 2024./2025.
Lectures
Exercises
Course Description
The course elaborates on physics and technical characteristics of road, flying electric vehicles, electric ships and railroad electric vehicles. It analyzes drives, specially hybrid and electric drives. Internal combustion engines and electric motors are elaborated. An overview of the safety features of electric vehicles, along with a legal framework is provided. Ecological impacts of electric vehicles are analyzed, as well as battery disposal issues.
Study Programmes
University undergraduate
[FER3-EN] Computing - study
Elective Courses
(6. semester)
[FER3-EN] Electrical Engineering and Information Technology - study
Elective Courses
(6. semester)
Learning Outcomes
- explain the operating principles of an electric vehicle
- design basic elements of an electric vehicle (motor, batteries)
- explain safety requirements of electric vehicles
- analyze the consequences of electric vehicle monetary incentives
- prepare basic laboratory battery testing
- prepare basic laboratory electric motor testing
- analyze the impact of electric vehicles on the environment
- analyze the impact of electric vehicles on the power system
Forms of Teaching
Lectures
Lectures will be carried out by a professor.
ExercisesThese will be conducted through solving numerical examples.
LaboratoryThere will be two laboratory exercises with smaller groups of students.
Grading Method
Continuous Assessment | Exam | |||||
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Type | Threshold | Percent of Grade | Threshold | Percent of Grade | ||
Laboratory Exercises | 0 % | 8 % | 0 % | 8 % | ||
Quizzes | 0 % | 10 % | 0 % | 10 % | ||
Mid Term Exam: Written | 0 % | 35 % | 0 % | |||
Final Exam: Written | 0 % | 35 % | ||||
Final Exam: Oral | 12 % | |||||
Exam: Written | 0 % | 70 % | ||||
Exam: Oral | 12 % |
Week by Week Schedule
- Road Vehicles Physics , Flying Vehicles Physics , Ship Physics , Railroad Vehicles Physics
- Overview of Road Vehicles
- Overview of Flying Vehicles , Overview of Ship Physics , Overview of Railroad Vehicles
- Overview of Drive Systems , Characteristics of Internal Combustion Engines
- Characteristics of Electric Motors, Overview of Hybrid Drive Systems
- Overview of Electric Drive Systems
- Road Vehicles Safety Aspects , Flying Vehicles Safety Aspects , Ship Safety Aspects , Railroad Vehicles Safety Aspects
- Midterm exam
- Overview of hybrid EV share and perspective in European Union and Croatia, Incentives for hybrid and EVs
- Impact on emissions and comparison with ICE vehicles, Battery production issues
- Battery production issues, Battery lifetime and recycling procedures
- Supplying electricity to electric cars, Distribution network requirements
- Range, energy consuption and cycle efficiency
- Battery types and characteristics, Battery economy
- Final exam
Literature
Iqbal Husain (2010.), Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Design Fundamentals, Second Edition, CRC Press
Nikowitz, Michael (2016.), Advanced Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, Springer
General
ID 223369
Summer semester
5 ECTS
L0 English Level
L1 e-Learning
45 Lectures
5 Seminar
15 Exercises
6 Laboratory exercises
0 Project laboratory
0 Physical education excercises
Grading System
91 Excellent
81 Very Good
71 Good
61 Sufficient