Design of Electric Vehicles

What it is about

You will learn the fundamentals and interrelations of electromobility: from the overall mobility system, environmental aspects, to vehicle concepts, drive trains, batteries, power electronics, thermal management and charging infrastructure. In the end you can derive vehicle and drive concepts, explain component differences to conventional vehicles, and analyze and calculate batteries, electric machines, power electronics and charging concepts.

What you will be able to do

• Justify the role and development of electromobility
• Compare environmental and CO2 influences of different energy sources
• Derive vehicle concepts from fleet data
• Classify and discuss drive and packaging concepts
• Argue differences at component level between electrified and conventional vehicles
• Explain and calculate characteristics of electric machines and their power-electronic control
• Describe function, structure and models of lithium-ion cells
• Analyze relationships in battery packs and explain BMS and safety functions
• Compare methods to increase range and assess effects of thermal vehicle management on range
• Describe the effects of operating strategies and charging concepts on the power grid and grid feedback

What the module consists of

• VorlesungDelivery of theoretical foundations and current developments
• ÜbungApplication of lecture content using concrete examples and calculations

Teaching method

• VorlesungPresentation of state-of-the-art fundamentals, examples and outlook on new technologies
• ÜbungPractice-oriented application of the lecture material for deepening and transfer into concrete tasks
• Interaktive ElementeExplicit questions and discussions during the lecture for knowledge application