ELK 586 - Energy Storage and Charging Systems in Electric Vehicles

Course Objectives

Energy storage technologies and energy sources (battery, ultra-capacitor, flywheel, fuel-cell, oil) in land, air and sea electric vehicles, terminology, characteristics, comparisons, hybrid storage and packaging,
Battery management systems (BMS), modeling, control, SoC, SoH, lifetime, battery balancing methods, thermal management, protection and power electronics requirements,
Battery charge topologies, design, power levels, power factor correction (PFC), electromagnetic interference (EMI), unidirectional and bidirectional energy flow, infrastructure requirements, standards and codes, opportunities and technological constraints, trends, and commercial applications,
Slow and fast charging systems, charging and discharging strategies, interaction with the grid (G2V – V2G), grid and charging system requirements, communication protocols, isolation and security requirements, opportunities, effects on the grid and battery lifecycle, V2X, smart grid requirements.

Course Description

Energy source and storage technologies in electric vehicles (battery, ultra-capacitor, flywheel, fuel-cell, oil) hybrid energy storage, battery technologies and comparison, management systems, semiconductors, power electronics, charging systems, classification, power levels, infrastructure requirements, charging characteristics, standards, codes, unidirectional and bidirectional, on-board, off-board, integrated, conductive, wireless, AC and DC-fast charging systems, isolation and safety requirements, charging/discharging strategies, interactions with the grid, V2X, future trends.