Energy Acumulation in Vehicles

Subject name Energy Acumulation in Vehicles
Type of subject               Specialization
Summary ECTS 3
Form of course 30h lecture
Lecturer                           Prof. Antoni Szumanowski, Ph.D., D.Sc.
A brief outline:
Lecture
  • Conditions for energy storage and accumulation in vehicles - driving cycle.
  • The energy recuperation and accumulation, depending on the structure of the drive.
  • The secondary sources of the energy -energetic properties of electrochemical batteries, ultracapacitors and inertia flywheels.
  • Determination of energy parameters of the hybrid powertrain system - model design .
  • The equation of energy balance of the drive system for minimum power principle. Approximate figure.
  • Determination of minimum energy capacity of accumulator.
  • Electrochemical energy storage. Properties of electrochemical battery.
  • Determination of the characteristics of the traction electrochemical battery. 
  • Electromotive force, internal resistance, the state of charge, the state of health of the battery and the open circuit voltage of the cell.
  • Energy efficiency of electrochemical battery.
  • Energetic mathematical model of the electrochemical battery.
  • Inertial energy accumulator. Selected topics of flywheels strength.
  • Conventional disc-shaped and unconventional flywheels.
  • The accumulation of the energy in the rotating flywheels.
  • Method of shape efficiency ratio.
  • Comparison of different shapes of flywheels.
  • The energy losses in the rotating flywheel.
  • Energy model of the flywheel.
  • The electrical motor as electromechanical energy converter in hybrid drives of vehicles.
  • Common operation of electrochemical battery and flywheel with electric machines.
  • Power stabilization of internal cpmbustion engine in the hybrid electromechanical drive systems -Automatic stabilization of the generator's power.
  • Electrostatic energy storage. Properties of double layer ultracapacitors.
  • Determination of the characteristics of the ultracapacitors. 
  • Electromotive force, internal resistance, the state of charge, the state of health of the ultracapacitor.
  • Energy efficiency of ultracapacitor.
  • Energetic mathematical model of the ultracapacitor.