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Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy
This learning track covers a comprehensive understanding of electric vehicles, their design, performance, and the technology involved. It starts with the fundamentals of electric vehicles, discussing their performance, energy sources, and auxiliary systems. It then delves into the Indian perspective of electric vehicles, discussing their benefits, challenges, and economic aspects. The track further explores the dynamics of electric and conventional vehicles, focusing on power, energy, and torque requirements. It also covers the concept of a standard drive cycle, a tool used to compare the energy efficiency of different vehicles. The track then transitions into the design and functioning of electric vehicle subsystems, with a particular focus on the drive train. It also covers the comprehensive understanding of electric vehicle battery technology, focusing on Lithium-Ion battery. The track concludes with a detailed analysis of battery costs for electric vehicles and the fundamentals of battery pack design. It also covers the comprehensive aspects of designing battery packs, with a particular focus on the electrical design. It further delves into the mechanical design of battery packs, thermal design and management in battery packs, and the comprehensive understanding of Battery Management Systems (BMS). The track also covers the intricate details of electric vehicle components, focusing on lithium-ion cells, battery packs, cell testing, motors, controllers, and the principles of magnetism and heat flow. It concludes with the comprehensive understanding of motor design and control, thermal design in motors, and the intricate aspects of motor design, selection, performance, and adaptation. The track also covers a wide range of topics related to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, the comprehensive understanding of Battery Management Systems (BMS), the multifaceted aspects of energy storage, particularly in the context of renewable energy, and the comprehensive aspects of e-mobility and vehicle safety.
These courses have been developed by Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Prof. Kaushal Kumar Jha, Prof. Kannan L., Prof. Sushant mutagekar and Prof Karthick Athmanathan from IIT Madras for NPTEL. They are now accessible through Ansys Innovation Space courtesy of the partnership between Ansys and NPTEL, under the CC BY-SA license. For more details, visit https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/108/106/108106182/.
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Innovation Course
Fundamentals of Electric Vehicles
This course covers the fundamentals of electric vehicles and renewable energy, vehicle performance, energy sources in vehicles, and vehicle auxiliary and charging. For instance, it delves into the technical aspects of torque, power, speed, and energy, and how the...Read more
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Innovation Course
Understanding Electric Vehicles: Indian Perspective
This course covers the comprehensive understanding of electric vehicles, particularly focusing on the Indian context. It starts with the introduction of electric vehicles, their benefits such as reduced pollution, decreased dependence on imported...Read more
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Innovation Course
Vehicle Dynamics and Power
This course covers the intricate dynamics of electric and conventional vehicles, focusing on the power, energy, and torque requirements for their operation. For instance, it delves into the specifications of the motor and batteries needed for an electric vehicle, based ...Read more
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Innovation Course
Concept of Drive Cycle and Energy Efficiency
This course covers the intricate dynamics of vehicles and their energy efficiency. It starts with the fundamental concept of energy in vehicles, explaining how it acts as fuel and determines the vehicle's range. For instance, the course discusses the d...Read more
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Innovation Course
EV Subsystem Design of Drive Train
This course covers the comprehensive design and functioning of electric vehicle subsystems, with a particular focus on the drive train. It begins by distinguishing the common parts shared with petrol vehicles, such as the body, frame, doors, power windows, wheel...Read more
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Innovation Course
Electric Vehicle Battery Technology
This course covers the comprehensive understanding of electric vehicle battery technology focusing on Lithium-Ion battery. It starts with the concept of storage for electric vehicles, efficiency of batteries and their role in electric vehicles. It then delves i...Read more
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Innovation Course
Battery Pack Development and Cost
This course covers the comprehensive process of battery pack development and cost, with a particular focus on electric vehicles. It starts with the transition from individual cells to a complete battery pack, discussing the importance of cell behavior, cell balan...Read more
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Innovation Course
Electrical Design of Battery Packs
This course covers the comprehensive aspects of designing battery packs, with a particular focus on the electrical design. It starts with the basics of assembling cells into modules and then into a battery pack, emphasizing the importance of parallel and series ...Read more
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Innovation Course
Mechanical Design of Battery Packs
This course covers the comprehensive aspects of mechanical design of battery packs. It begins with an understanding of the electrical design, capacity, voltage, and current requirements of a battery pack, using the example of an electric bike. The course then de...Read more
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Innovation Course
Thermal Design and Management of Battery Packs
This course covers the comprehensive understanding of thermal design and management in battery packs. It starts with the fundamentals of battery pack design, emphasizing the thermal aspect and its impact on battery performance, safety, and reliabilit...Read more
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Innovation Course
Battery Management System Essentials
This course covers the comprehensive understanding of Battery Management Systems (BMS). It starts with the exploration of BMS measurements, emphasizing the importance of sensing voltage, current, temperature, and isolation in a battery pack. For instance, the ...Read more
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Innovation Course
Electric Vehicle and Controllers
This course covers the intricate details of electric vehicle components, focusing on lithium-ion cells, battery packs, cell testing, motors, controllers, and the principles of magnetism and heat flow. For instance, the course delves into the process of making batt...Read more
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Innovation Course
Electric Vehicle Performance
This course covers the comprehensive understanding of motor design and control. It starts with the basic concept of power conversion in motors, explaining how electrical power is transformed into mechanical power. For instance, it explains how a motor draws current wh...Read more
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Innovation Course
Thermal Design of EV Motors
This course covers the comprehensive understanding of thermal design in motors. It begins with the concept of heat generation and dissipation in motors, and the role of finite element analysis in thermal design. For instance, the course explains how to model a motor th...Read more
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Innovation Course
Motor Design Engineering Considerations
This course covers the intricate aspects of motor design, selection, performance, and adaptation. For instance, it delves into the causes and mitigation of steel losses in motors, the impact of saturation on motor performance, and the sources of noise in mo...Read more
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Innovation Course
Guide to EV Charging Infrastructure
This course covers a wide range of topics related to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. It starts with an exploration of EV chargers, their types, functions, and the importance of standardization. For instance, the course explains the difference bet...Read more
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Innovation Course
Renewable Energy and Sustainability
This course covers the comprehensive understanding of renewable energy sources and their potential in India. It begins with an exploration of India's energy scenario, its contribution to global warming, and the potential of renewable energy sources like solar a...Read more
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Innovation Course
Energy Storage Options
This course covers the multifaceted aspects of energy storage, particularly in the context of renewable energy. It begins with an exploration of the importance of energy storage, discussing the technology, cost, and subsystems involved in electric vehicles and renewable ene...Read more
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Innovation Course
E-Mobility and Vehicle Safety
This course covers the comprehensive aspects of e-mobility and vehicle safety. For instance, it delves into the different types of safety relevant to e-mobility, such as product safety, personal safety, and public safety. It also explores the taxonomy and topology of...Read more