Description

Upon completion of the academy, participants will be able to:

•     Complete Overview of all High Voltage components involved in an electric or hybrid Vehicle.
•     Cradle-to-grave of an automotive OEM to understand the effect of electric vehicle on the carbon footprint.
•     Describe the main hybrid and electric vehicle development considerations and performance requirements for various vehicle system
•     Apply the operation of brushless dc and induction motors to HEV and EV vehicles
•     Define the torque speed curves for motors and the application to electric and hybrid electric vehicles
•     Define and analyze battery operation and performance requirements for HEV, PHEV, EREV and full electric vehicle applications
•     Estimate the size of a cell to meet a specific requirement
•     Describe the functions performed by a Battery Management System (BMS)
•     Understand different thermal management methodologies applied for the battery pack systems and their challenges
•     Explain different approaches to estimating state of charge, state of health, power and energy
•     Compare and contrast the various industry and regulatory standards for hybrid vehicle components, batteries, and charging systems
•     Identify how to define key vehicle system requirements and select and size system components that best meet those requirements
•     Understand various testing and regulatory requirements for electric vehicle and components at both system and subsystem level.
•     Understand the challenges in meeting the safety regulations at international level.
•     Understand the drawbacks of current testing procedures applied by the international testing agencies for electric and hybrid vehicles.