MODULE – 1 : Economics and Ecosystem in eMobility

Module Duration:

15 hours of recorded video and offline sessions

Faculty:

Professor Karthick Athmanathan
Professor of Practice, IIT Madras and Industry expert in eMobility
Professor Santosh Kumar Sahu
Asst. Professor,  Department Of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras

The module on Economics and Ecosystem in eMobility will give students an idea about the overall EV Ecosystem and the various techno-commercial trends that are unfolding both globally and, more specifically, in India.

Topics covered:

• Market trends, user criteria, technology trends in various aggregates in an EV
• Cost trends as well as supply chain trends attention to regulatory
• Policy and environmental issues and trends

Learning Outcomes:

• Ability to understand and address user needs, including performance, costs and safety
• Ability to understand and apply new solutions in eMobility on account of evolving technologies.
• Ensure compliance to regulatory needs, standards and recyclability requirement while engineering or developing an EV or its aggregate.

Applications of the Module

• Product Planning, Program Management for vehicles in OEMs.
• Development and testing of aggregates for an EV.
• Context and direction setting in non-engineering functions like Sourcing, Quality, Production,
• After-market Maintenance programs and the likes

MODULE – 2 : Vehicle Engineering and Development

Module Duration :

12 hours of recorded video and offline sessions

Faculty:

Mr. B. Balaji
Industry Expert, Specialist
(Product Engineering and Product Management)

This module will give the students an idea about the overall Electric Vehicle Engineering and Development in terms of understanding customer attributes, functional requirements

Topics covered:

A discussion on how to convert the parameters customer attributes and functional requirements into engineering specifications leading towards specification and selection of aggregates and systems to meet various targets including vehicle performance, operational economy, durability, regulatory requirements

Learning Outcomes:

• Possess understanding of customer focused Electric Vehicle development
• Understand Vehicle architecture, Modularity and Vehicle packaging
• Understand intended vehicle application, operation Duty cycle etc.
• Have an exposure to key regulatory requirements, safety, and environmental aspects

Applications of the Module:

• This module would be useful for people who are engaged by Vehicle OEMs- product development
  engineering division of the Electric Vehicle (EV) involving design and development process
  System and aggregate suppliers, and EV start-ups

MODULE 3 : Vehicle Dynamics and Control

Module Duration:

18 hours of recorded video and offline sessions (+9 hours of free background content)

Faculty:

Prof. C. S. Shankar Ram
Professor and V. Ramamurti Faculty Fellow,
Department of Engineering Design, IIT Madras

This module on Vehicle Dynamics and Control discusses the key concepts related to the analysis of road vehicle dynamics and control systems.

Topics covered:

• Background material on dynamic systems
• Understanding the three broad sub-domains of vehicle dynamics: longitudinal dynamics, lateral
  dynamics, and vertical dynamics
• Important ideas from the domain of control systems

Learning Outcomes:

• Possess an in-depth understanding of the fundamental concepts of dynamic systems
• Analyse a road vehicle for its response when steered
• Understand the response of a road vehicle during drive and braking.
• Characterise the response of vehicle suspension towards ride comfort, pitch, and rollover analysis
• Have an exposure to key ideas from control systems

Applications of the Module :

• This module would be useful in product development engineering and computer aided engineering applications in the Electric Vehicle (EV) design and development process
• The concepts learnt in this module would help engineers analyse the dynamic response of an EV at the design stage, and the results could lead to potential re-design for improved dynamic response and performance regulation

MODULE 4: Powertrain and Fuels

Module Duration:

12 hours of recorded video and offline sessions

Faculty:

Dr. Kaushal Kumar Jha
Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering Design,
IIT Madras

The powertrain is the most essential part of the vehicle, as it is responsible for the vehicle’s movement. The energy to run the powertrain is an important consideration in the evaluation of a vehicle.

Topics covered:

• Fundamentals of powertrains and the forms of energy required to operate it
• Multiple powertrains architecture, both conventional or contemporary
• Understanding the effect of the powertrains and their fuels on environment through emission, cost and efficiency analysis

Learning Outcomes

• Conventional and Contemporary powertrain used in automobile
• Energy sources to power up an automobile
• Various approaches to calculate the performance, efficiency and fuel/energy storage
• To lay/develop a foundation for energy conversion, efficiency, emission and renewables in an automobile

Applications of the Module

• This module will help professionals and researchers develop a fair understanding of powertrains and fuels, and will enable them to decide and move towards clean transportation
• The content of the module is relevant for both academic and industrial requirements

MODULE 5: Power Electronics and Motors

Module Duration:

15 hours of recorded video and offline sessions

Faculty:

Prof. Srikanthan Sridharan
Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Design,
IIT Madras

Power electronic conversion deals with the processing and controlling of electrical power to provide voltages and currents that are suitable for a given application. Motors are electrical machines that convert electrical energy to mechanical energy (and vice-versa as a generator), usually through a magnetic field medium.

Topics covered:

• DC-DC converters, Isolated converters, DC-AC converters, Pulse-width modulation
• Different types of DC motors and AC motors, their operating principles and equivalent circuits

Learning Outcomes: 

• Understand and analyse the operation of several fundamental power electronic circuits responsible for DC-DC conversion and DC-AC conversion
• Have the knowledge of various types of electric motors, understand their fundamental operating principles and their characteristics

Applications of the Module: 

Product development engineering of Electrified Vehicles: references will be made in the lectures regarding the use of various power converters and electric machines in an electrified vehicle

MODULE 6: Battery Technology

Module Duration : 

15 hours of recorded video and offline sessions

Faculties: 

Prof. S. Ramanathan
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof Kothandaraman Ramanujan
Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras

This module on Battery Technology covers the electrochemical fundamentals of a battery; how a battery’s cells are manufactured and put together; the battery management system; and, the design, manufacturing and storage of battery systems.

Topics covered:

• Explain the electrochemical fundamentals and battery chemistry: next-generation batteries like Na-ion and Na-S will also be introduced
• Describe the cell manufacturing processes, and details of tests and measurements
• Modelling of battery to estimate the state of charge and state of health are explained
• Safety aspects of lithium-ion batteries, and various failure mechanisms are presented
• Options available for battery management systems and the implications are summarized
• Cost estimation using BatPac® tool is illustrated

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the implications of various battery chemistries
• Interact well with cell manufacturers, and grasp the implications of changes in manufacturing processes
• Interpret the results of cell and battery testing
• Make informed choices on pack design and BMS selection, to enhance the performance without compromising safety
• Estimate the cost of various choices of battery chemistries

Applications of the Module :

The Battery Technology module is relevant to EV and battery manufacturers

MODULE 7: Materials for eMobility

Module Duration:

12 hours of recorded video and offline sessions

Faculty:

Prof. R. Jayaganthan
Professor, Department of Engineering Design,
IIT Madras

This module will discuss materials utilised for fabricating various parts of an electric vehicle; ranging from battery pack, power electronic modules, motors, power train, suspension, and regenerative braking system.

Topics covered:

• Materials utilised for fabricating various parts of an electric vehicle; ranging from battery pack, power electronic modules, motors, power train, suspension, and regenerative braking system
• The electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties of materials and its correlation with microstructure, and testing procedures for generating these properties, which constitute design parameters will be covered
• Special emphasis will be given on battery materials, thermal interface materials, magnetic materials used for motors, and materials selection criteria for the specific application in Electric vehicle

Learning Outcomes:

• Expose basic concepts of materials science covering thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties of materials used for fabricating various parts of electrical vehicle
• Equip the electric vehicle design engineers with the selection criteria for choosing right materials to fulfil the manufacturability and the functional aspects of parts in EV

Applications of the Module:

• This module is essential for the design and development of prototypes of various parts of Electrical vehicles. A thorough understanding of electrical, thermal, magnetic, and mechanical properties of materials will enable design engineers to pick up right candidate materials for the manufacturing of battery packs, power electronic modules, and motors
• It will also enable design engineers to address the failure issues such as thermal runaway, leakage, and poor performance of life of battery pack and motors from the materials science perspectives besides design issues

MODULE 8: Thermal Management for Electric Vehicles

Module Duration:

15 hours of recorded video and offline sessions

Faculty:

Professor Srikanth Vedantam
Professor, Department of Engineering Design,
IIT Madras

Dr. Kaushal Jha
Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering Design,
IIT Madras

Thermal Management is an important aspect of most industrial systems, and Electric Vehicle systems and sub-systems are not exceptions to this.

Topics Covered

• In EVs, systems like Li-ion battery pack, motors and controllers etc. need to be operated within specified temperature limits. If thermal management is not done effectively, it may lead to unsafe operation and could affect the performance, reliability and thus cost & affordability of the EV
• How to apply various thermal management techniques to build and optimize different types of EV thermal management systems.

Learning Outcomes

• Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
• Heat load/Cooling load Li-ion battery, Traction Motors and Controller, Power electronics
• Various types of thermal management techniques

Applications of the Module

• The Thermal Management module is relevant to EV and battery manufacturers.

Module 9 – Electromagnetic Compatibility for Electric Vehicles

Module Duration:

06 hours of recorded video and offline sessions

Faculty:

Professor Kavitha Arunachalam
Professor, Department of Engineering Design,
IIT Madras

This module will cover Electromagnetic compatibility for electric vehicles.

Topics Covered

• Provide an overview of EM compatibility for product design
• Emphasis will be given to non-ideal behaviour of electronic components commonly used in EVs, and the EMC directives

Learning Outcomes

• To introduce non-ideal behavior of electronic components in a system; with emphasis on product design, and EMC directives for compliance aspects of electronic products

Applications of the Module

• Product development engineering of Electric Vehicles.