The Chalmers University of Technology is pleased to offer Free Online Course on Electric and Conventional Vehicles. In this course, you will learn how electric and conventional combustion engine powertrains are built and how they work.

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. Students will learn how electric and conventional powertrains work and methods to analyze their performance and energy consumption. The Course will Starts on May 2, 2022.

Course At a Glance

Length: 6 weeks
Effort: 10-20 hours pw
Subject: Engineering
Institution: Chalmers University of Technology
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes, Add a Verified Certificate for $200USD
Session: May 2, 2022

Providers’ Details

The Chalmers University of Technology conducts research and offers education in technology, science, shipping and architecture with a sustainable future as our global vision. Chalmers is well-known for providing an effective environment for innovation and has eight priority areas of international significance – Built Environment, Energy, Information and Communication Technology, Life Science, Materials Science, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Production, and Transportation.

About This Course

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 the different type of vehicles and different ways of driving vehicles.

In this course, 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

This knowledge will also be a base for understanding and analyzing 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.

Learning Outcomes

• Formulate vehicle performance requirements
• Translate vehicle requirements to powertrain requirements
• Sizing powertrain components
• Strengths and weaknesses of electric and conventional powertrains
• Driving cycle simulation
• Determine electricity- or fuel consumption of different powertrains

Instructors

• Professor Sven B. Andersson got a Ph.D. in energy conversion in 1990 at Chalmers University of Technology.
• Anders Gravers is an Associate Professor in Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Systems at the Chalmers University of Technology and his D. in electric machines.

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