Course: Concepts of transportation vehicles and their drives

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Course title Concepts of transportation vehicles and their drives
Course code KEV/KDPP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Peroutka Zdeněk, Prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Janda Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Komrska Tomáš, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1.-2. Drive concepts - electrification of vehicles - pros/cons; basic drive components; fundamental drive configurations and designs for selected cases (road vehicles, rail vehicles, boats, airspace) 3. System design of vehicle's drive, design of technical specifiations and test requirements 4.-5. Electric energy sources and storages for vehicle's drive (batteries, hydrogen, supercapacitors, supplying and charging infrastructure) 6.-8. Power electronics in modern drives - converters and their functionality and properties - system design knowledge 9.-11. Electromechanical part of the drive - fundamental types of electric motors, typical solutions of electromechanical part of the drive (motor + gearbox) - system design knowledge 12. Control of electric drives in vehicles 13. Vehicle control (vehicle-level control, sensors, ICT, etc.)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 36 hours per semester
  • Team project (50/number of students) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
utilize the knowledge of the mathematics (mainly ordinary differential equations)
utilize the knowledge of the physics, mainly electric engineering theory, mechanics
utilize the fundamental knowledge from of the control heory
Skills
utilize the knowledge of the mathematics, physics and cybernetics
utilize simulation tools, such as Matlab
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
utilize the knowledge of concepts and construction designs of electric drives of modern vehicles
utilize the basic knowledge of both electric energy sources and storages
utilize the basic knowledge of power electronics converters
utilize the basic knowledge of electric machines
utilize the basic knowledge of electric drives and their control
utilize the basic knowledge of vehicle control
Skills
utilize the knowledge of the advanced mathematics and physics
utilize advanced simulation tools, mainly time-domain simulations
describe principles and function of fundamental types of electric energy sources and storages
describe principles and function of fundamental types of power elelctronics converters
describe principles and function of fundamental types of electric motors
describe principles and function of fundamental types of ac electric drives
describe principles of ac electric drives control of vehicles
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
Laboratory work
Individual study
Skills
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
Laboratory work
Individual study
Competences
Seminar
Lecture with visual aids
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Test
Skills
Combined exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Test
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Ehsani, M., Gao, Y., Emadi, A. Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles: Fundamentals, Theory and Design. 2010.
  • Leonhard W. Control of Electric Drives. 2001.
  • Miller John M. Propulsion Systems for Hybrid Vehicles. 2008.
  • Steimel A. Electric Traction - Motive Power and Energy Supply. 2008.
  • Vondrášek et al. Výkonová elektronika - monografie (připraveno vydání 2023). 2023.
  • Vondrášek et al. Výkonová elektronika - skriptum - především svazek 3: Měniče s vlastní komutací a bez komutace. 2017.


Study plans that include the course
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