Overview

Give your career a boost by mastering how electric, hybrid and conventional combustion engine powertrains are built and how they work. Learn about methods for calculating the performance and energy consumption of powertrains and how to simulate them in different driving cycles. You will also learn about the basic functions of the powertrain components like IC engines, electric machines, transmissions, power electronics and batteries.

The target audience for this program are engineers in the automotive industry who need to develop their knowledge about electric and hybrid powertrains. This course is also aimed at students with a bachelor's degree who want to pursue master level studies in automotive engineering.

This program is derived from both undergraduate and master courses. It starts on a basic level and then gradually introduces more advanced concepts. The program offers a unique opportunity to learn the basics of powertrain design and how to verify the design in advanced simulations.

By the end of this program, you will be able to contribute to the design of energy efficient and competitive electric and hybrid powertrains.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Electric and Conventional Vehicles

Learn how electric and conventionalpowertrains work and methods to analysetheir performance and energy consumption.

Course 2: 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

Courses

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Electric powertrains are estimated to propel a large part of road vehicles in the future, due to their high efficiency and zero tailpipe emissions. But, the cost and weight of batteries and the time to charge them are arguments for the conventional powertrain in many vehicles. This makes it important for engineers working with vehicles to understand how both these powertrains work, and how to determine their performance and energy consumption for different type of vehicles and different ways of driving vehicles.

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

In this course, you will learn how electric and conventional combustion engine powertrains are built and how they work. You will learn methods to calculate their performance and energy consumption and how to simulate them in different driving cycles. You will also learn about the basic function, the main limits and the losses of:
- Combustion engines,
- Transmissions
- Electric machines,
- Power electronics
- Batteries.
This knowledge will also be a base for understanding and analysing different types of hybrid vehicles, discussed in the course, Hybrid Vehicles.
As a result of support from MathWorks, students will be granted access to MATLAB/Simulink for the duration of the course.
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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.