IIT Roorkee - Electric Vehicle 

MATLAB Coding and Simulink Fundamentals 

Get familiarised with MATLAB Coding and Simulink environment

Introduction to MATLAB Software and Coding

Model, Simulate, and analyse dynamic systems using MATLAB Simulink

Programming and Plotting graphs in MATLAB 

Plotting 2D & 3D graphs using MATLAB, work on Functions, generate scripts, and create annotations in MATLAB

Learn to solve Math Problems using MATLAB 

Create matrices, perform mathematical operations, trigonometric functions, algebraic and differential equations

Learn Numerical Integration

Learn the Interpolation method and understand pseudo functions in MATLAB

Learn the fundamental concepts of Electric Vehicle 

Know Trends of the Electric Vehicles: Market & Growth, Basic Block Diagram of an Electric Vehicle, introduction to main components of an EV, and the Working Principles of each in detail. Learn the Importance of Chargers in EV

Vehicle fundamentals and components of ICE Powertrain 

Learn types of Conventional Vehicle Layout and components of ICE Powertrain

Know about engine subsystems, power losses during power transmission, and different types of vehicles based on the source of energy system

Learn the different ways of using power in the Vehicle: Degree of Hybridization, architecture, and position of electric motors

Learn about EV architecture Layouts like hybrid vehicle layout & Classification of HEVs

Learn about Electric Power Drive Systems, Battery Management System (BMS), Auxiliary Subsystem, Electric Propulsion Subsystem (Wheel and Tire)

Learning components of the Vehicle’s Powertrain: Electronic Controller, Power Converter, Electric Motor, Manual Transmission

Understand and compare between EV & ICE Vehicle

Learn the different Subsystems of a Vehicle 

Understand the types of subsystems in the Vehicle: Steering System & its types, Suspension System (Wheel and Tire alignment), Braking System, Chassis System, Transmission System, and Thermal management

Voltage Control Methods and Low Voltage System of an EV 

Learn about Voltage Control Methods in power systems and power management, understand the different types of EV batteries, and learn about connected vehicle technologies, such as V2V, V2G, etc

Delve into how Electric Vehicle Communication happens, along with enhanced vehicle control and In-Car Communication Protocols. Understand about EMC & EMI Mitigation

Battery Swapping and Basics of EV Charging 

Battery specifications in various EV segments and details about charging methods and power ratings

Learn Manual and Autonomous ways of Battery Swapping. Advantages And Challenges of Battery Swapping

Introduction to Simulink and Simulink Library 

Gain knowledge of topics such as Mathematical modelling, Simulation Time, Solver Configuration, and Subsystem creation

Modelling Equations and using Simulink Block 

Learning & Implementing Simulink blocks such as Unit Step, Ramp, Constant, Display, Trigonometric Function, Chirp Signal, and Function Block, learn the usage of Scope Block

Modelling of Basic Mathematical and Algebraic equations

Learning and Modelling Linear and Non-Linear Systems 

Introduction to Linear & Non-linear systems, modeling a Spring Mass Damper System & its Responses, and understanding Characteristics of System Response

Know about Simple Harmonic Oscillator (SHO): A special case of SMD system (Undamped response) and create a model of SHO using Simulink

Learn Modeling for SMD System 

Introduction to Time domain, Frequency domain, Transfer function, and how State Space Representation relates to it. Learn the Basics of Laplace transform

Obtaining the Transfer function of the SMD System & Modeling

Motor Rating and Speed Control Methods 

Battery Fundamentals and modelling BMS

Learn to model a Battery and the advantages/disadvantages involved in the process

Understand the Characteristics of the battery cell and the importance of Battery sizing

Understand the objective of BMS, the importance of Charging and discharging control in Batteries and Cell

Get familiarised with the architecture of BMS. Learn the Battery Safety methods and standards

Study EV Chargers and Infrastructure 

Learn the importance of EV supply equipment and EV battery chargers’ components. Know the different types of Chargers, Plugs, and Charging standards

Know the Classification of chargers/charging types based on charging levels (region-wise), modes, and plug types

Get to know the Standards related to connectors, communication protocols, supply equipment, and Communication protocol/procedures for types of EV chargers

Delve into the Converters used in EV chargers

Charging Station components and building Fast Chargers 

Get to know charging station components and charging speed. Also, learn the Topologies and strategies used in fast chargers

Learn Renewable integration and Solid-state transformer

Understand types of converters such as DC/DC and AC/DC

Learn to Design and simulate AC and DC charge controller

Kinematics and Control of Autonomous Vehicles 

Understand autonomous vehicle kinematics, constraints, and the control of reference position and pose

Learn about the control of autonomous vehicles using kinematics and Lateral Vehicle Dynamics

Delve into the different types of Driving Automation & controls such as ADAS: Features & Components etc

Work on Layers of Motion Planning for Autonomous Vehicles, along with path-planning methods

Fundamentals of Electric Circuits for EV 

Understand the basics of Ohm’s Law and DC Vs AC Current, Series Circuit vs Parallel Circuit, Resistor, Capacitor & Inductor

Get to know voltage divider, magnetic field, right-hand rule, conductors, insulation, and semiconductors

Learn about Diodes and different types of transistors such as BJT, MOSFET & IGBTs. Also, delve into various Laws of Electromagnetism and Energy Loss. Understand the Lenz’s Law

Learn about the basic terminologies of Motor & Inductance

Fundamentals of Physics and Mechanics for EV 

Delve into Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion, along with Kinematic Equations for Linear Motion & Angular Motion

Understand Basic concepts such as Force, Energy, Work, Power, Pressure, Pascal’s Law, Friction Force and Aerodynamic Drag

Electromagnetic Energy and Signal Processing

Learn about Electromagnetic energy, Moment of Force, and FFT of Square Waveforms, along with basic Integration of Functions of Time

Get introduced to Magnetic Dipole and rotating Magnetic Fields. Understand what are coils, coil sides & Turns in Coil, Full Pitch and Short Pitch

Learn Electromagnetic Principles and basics of Induction Machine Operation 

Get introduced to Concentrated and Distributed Winding, PID Controller Operation, and Reference Tracking. Learn about the Laws of Electromagnetic Induction along with Lenz’s Law

Know about the different types of Electric Motors, including the basics of Induction Machine Operation. Learn about Steady-State Equivalent Circuits and the types of Inductances

Learn Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Power Electronic Devices

Learn about Slip-in Induction Machine, Synchronous Machines, and Electrical Machine Losses

Get started with Power Electronic Devices, understand Voltage and Current in Electric Machines and DC Machine Speed Control