Hybrid Vehicles

Learn to design hybrid powertrains which meet the needs of modern vehicles, by combining the strengths of both electric motors and combustion engines

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Subject areas

Automation & Electrical Engineering, Energy & Sustainability, Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Course Duration

140 hours 7 weeks

Location

Online

About this course

Why are hybrid vehicles still more common than battery electric ones? Why are electric vehicles still more expensive than conventional or hybrid ones? In this course, you will get the answers to this and much more.

While electric motors can improve vehicles regarding performance, energy consumption and emissions, they suffer from high cost and weight of batteries. Smart combinations of electric motors and combustion engines in a hybrid powertrain can combine these strengths with the advantages of combustion engines.

This course is aimed at learners with a bachelor’s degree or engineers in the automotive industry who need to develop their knowledge about hybridpowertrains.

Inthis course, we willexamine different mechanical layouts of hybrid powertrains and how they influence the performance and complexity of the powertrain. Different sizing of powertrains in micro, mild, full hybrids, as well as plug-in hybrids, is also discussed and you’ll learn how they can be modelled and analyzed for example by simulation of driving cycles. You will also learn about the Energy Management system and how this controls the hybrid powertrain modes and when to charge and discharge the battery.

As a result of support from MathWorks, students will be granted access to MATLAB/Simulink for the duration of the course.

What you’ll learn

How to combine the strengths of electric and conventional powertrains
Pros and cons of different types of hybrid powertrains
Sizing of the electric machine, battery and combustion engine
How to control a hybrid powertrain
Simulate a hybrid powertrain and its controller
Analyze cost-effectiveness of different types of hybrid powertrains

Language of instruction

The cause is taught in English

Lecturers

Anders Grauers Professor (N1), System- och reglerteknik, Elektroteknik

Anders Grauers is an Associate Professor in Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Systems at Chalmers University of Technology, and has a PhD in electric machines. Earlier Anders has worked at Volvo cars with development of active safety system and as a technical specialist on Autonomous Driving Support Systems. He is also active in the Swedish Electromobility Centre, which is a research network for Vehicle industries, Universities and Authorities. Anders is doing system research on electric and hybrid powertrains and how they are adapted to different vehicles and different type of charging infrastructure. He has worked with cars, trucks and buses and the research includes different powertrain types, control, cost-benefit analysis and optimization of complete power trains and their charging systems. He has received Chalmers University of Technology's annual Pedagogical Award for a course in Electric Power Engineering.

Sven Andersson Associate Professor

Professor Sven B. Andersson got a Ph.D. in energy conversion in 1990 at Chalmers University of Technology. Since 1996 he is working with teaching and research in the area of vehicle powertrain. The research is mainly concerning the efficiency of internal combustion engines, but more and more the rest of the powertrain is included. As a teacher at Sven is engaged in courses regarding powertrain related topics like “Internal Combustion Engines”, “Powertrain Mechanics”, and “Electric and Hybrid Vehicles”. He is also involved in hands-on based education projects like Formula Student and Shell eco-marathon. He has twice received a pedagogical award as most pedagogical teacher on graduate level.

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Prerequisites: ChM009x – Electric and Conventional Vehicles