Hybrid and Electric Vehicles: Principles, Applications, and Future Technologies

NEW COURSE FOCUSES ON DEVELOPMENTS IN CLEAN VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES

Increasing crude oil prices, dependence on foreign oil and mounting concerns about environmental sustainability are pressuring the automotive industry to continue developing clean-vehicle technologies.  Hybrid propulsion systems and electrification provide the most promising near- and mid-term solutions. For hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), an electric power path is added to the conventional powertrain, which enables fuel economy improvements through engine down-sizing, avoiding inefficient engine operations, load leveling, and regenerative braking.  Availability of the on-board electric energy storage enables capturing of energy during braking.  In addition, the fossil fuels can be replaced by (clean) electricity for plug-in hybrid or pure-electric vehicles.

Despite the fact that hybridization and electrification are clearly critical elements in future automobiles, designing competitive hybrid electric vehicles proves to be difficult.  The traditional ICE-based vehicles have been developed and refined for more than a century and have delivered excellent values.  That is why hybrid and plug-in vehicles only captured 2.5% of the market share in the US in 1Q2011.  Continuing to improve the performance and reducing the cost of hybrid vehicles are necessary for their success.

This short course covers all key topics in hybrid vehicles, including modeling and control, batteries, battery management systems, motors and power electronics, reliability, diagnostics and prognostics, and EMC.  Examples and case studies are included in all modules as the core focus of learning, which is a stand-out feature of this short course series.  In addition, all modules were designed around the sub-title of this short course-so that the principles, current applications and future technologies will be covered and discussed.

This five-day short course consists of six modules that can be taken as a whole or individually.

PROGRAM DATES: Hybrid and Electric Vehicles: Principles, Applications, and Future Technologies

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