Elective Module

Opublikowano: 06.05.2014 10:40

SEMESTER 5

Subject name Drivetrains of Vehicles
Type of subject               Specialization
Summary ECTS 2
Form of course 15h lecture
Lecturer                           Andrzej Wąsiewski, Ph.D.; Hubert Sar, Ph.D.
A brief outline:
Lecture
  • Types, functions and parameters of drivetrain. Drivetrain of vehicle as the transducer of rotastional velocity and drive torque.
  • The comparison of vehicle power demand with engine power - required characteristic of the drivetrain.
  • Kinematic and dynamic gear ratio. The change of gear ratio: discrete and continuous; with stoppage of power transfer and with powershift gearboxes. The selection of gear ratios.
  • Mechanical drivetrain. The concept of mechanical drivetrain in different types of vehicles. The structure and idea of control. Units and mechanisms and their location.
  • The analysis of basic parameters, the ideas of design and friction couplings, mechanical gearboxes, driveshaft joints, drive axles, differentials engineering. The calculations of selected units.
  • Controlling the mechanical drivetrain. Automated and automatic gearboxes. Examples of application.
  • Hybridization of the drivetrains.
Subject name Theory of Electric Vehicles
Type of subject               Specialization
Summary ECTS 2
Form of course 15h lecture, 15h laboratory
Lecturer                           Arkadiusz Hajduga, Ph.D.
A brief outline:
Lecture
  • Definition of electric and hybrid drives.  Introduction to energy accumulation, energy recuperation and power train efficiency.
  • Electric and hybrid car architectures.
  • Introduction to electric and hybrid vehicles development history in terms of economic aspects.
  • Electric machine torque transmission to vehicle’s tractions wheel. Description of pneumatic tyre principles and parameters; Definition of tyres adhesion and condition of their cooperation with ground.
  • Definition and estimation of motions resistances forces.
  • Basic components of electric drives:
    • power source(electrochemical battery, ultracapacitors, fuel cell),
    • transducers: electrical to mechanical energy (Electric Machines with control systems),
    • torque transmission elements (mechanical transmissions and other components );
  • Selection of electric vehicle components parameters:
    • power of electric machine,
    • electrochemical battery size,
    • gear ratios selection and quantity,
  • In terms of the criterion of the highest efficiency and lowest weight.
  • Regenerative braking properties.
  • Acceleration and braking process of the vehicle, axis load transfer.
  • Calculate performance of a given vehicle and optimize vehicle performance for given criteria.
  • Evaluation of electric/hybrid propulsion system in terms of power train architecture.
  • Electric vehicle movement characteristic.
  • Cornering movement of electric vehicle.
  • Definition of mechanical and electrical differential.
  • Methods of estimating energy consumption.
  • Current international economic policy of alternative vehicles development and market launch.
Laboratory
  • Estimations of motion resistances.
  • Selection of electrochemical battery's capacity.
  • Impact of gear ratios on vehicle's range.
  • Determination of electric vehicle's dynamic characteristic.
  • Research on electric vehicle's braking intensity (estimation of braking efficiency).
  • Selection and distribution of propulsion torque in multimotors applications (electric differential).

SEMESTER 6

Subject name Smart Grids
Type of subject               Specialization
Summary ECTS 1
Form of course 15h lecture
Lecturer                           Grzegorz Iwański, Ph.D.; Arkadiusz Kaszewski, Ph.D.
A brief outline:
Lecture
  • Energy requirements related to the construction of the vehicles' infrastructure - charging batteries in hybrid and electric vehicles.
  • The share of an alternative power energy system in the infrastructure for electric and hybrid vehicles.
  • Photovoltaic energy systems.
  • Wind energy systems.
  • Energy storages in a power system.
  • Vehicle's on-board energy storage as a part of the distributed power generation system - the V2G concept.
  • Power flow control in a distributed power generation systems.
  • Frequency control in a distributed power generation systems.
  • High-voltage high-power converters.
  • Distributed power generation systems - a small scale model.