• Semester 6, position 3

The main goal of the course is for the student to acquire and adopt basic theoretical knowledge about the IC engine, the electric drive and different types of hybrid propulsion systems. Through practical examples, the student gets acquainted with the possibilities and prospects of application of certain types of propulsion systems and acquires basic knowledge about renewable and non-renewable energy sources and the environmental aspects of their application. The acquired knowledge can be upgraded within the courses at higher levels (courses of the Internal Combustion Engines Department).

General abilities: Understanding of the basic principles of application of IC engines, electric drives and hybrid propulsion systems. Subject-dependent abilities: The student is trained to conduct basic calculations and analyses of energy losses in the propulsion system, calculations to determine the characteristics of the vehicle propulsion system and basic calculations for assessing energy savings in hybrid propulsion systems and/or vehicle brake energy recovery systems.

1. Introduction and basic concepts, 2. Required propulsion energy and resulting fuel consumption, 3. The IC engine, 4. Fuels for IC engines, 5. Electric drive and electric hybrid propulsion systems, 6. Energy recovery in vehicles and machinery , 7. Functional and control parameters optimization, 8. Fuel cells, 9. Contemporary trends in the development of propulsion systems

1. Energy storage, 2. Analysis of models for estimating the required vehicle propulsion energy, 3. Analysis of operating parameters of IC engines, 4. Environmental characteristics and fuels for IC engines, 5. Electric propulsion 6. Hybrid propulsion systems, 7. Energy recovery during braking, 8. Optimization of functional parameters of hybrid propulsion systems, 9. Methods of control of hybrid propulsion systems, 10. Fuel cells

No prerequisites have been set for attending this course.

Lectures (handouts) in electronic form, Examples of calculation tasks in electronic form, Matlab/Simulink software package.

Total assigned hours: 75

New material: 20
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

Auditory exercises: 10
Laboratory exercises: 5
Calculation tasks: 6
Seminar paper: 3
Project: 4
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 2
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 4
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 0
Test: 6
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 30
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 20
Seminar paper: 10
Project: 0
Final exam: 30
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 42

Lino Guzzella and Antonio Sciarretta. Vehicle Propulsion Systems: Introduction to Modeling and Optimization. 3rd ed. New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-3-642-35913-2.; Ron Hodkinson and John Fenton. Lightweight Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Design. Elsevier, 2001. ISBN 0750650923.; Gianfranco Pistoia. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Power Sources, Models, Sustainability, Infrastructure and the Market. Amsterdam; Boston: Elsevier, 2010. ISBN 978-0-444-53565-8.