Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Battery Systems
Duration: 2 Days
| April 15-16, 2010 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ) - Detroit, Michigan |
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| December 9-10, 2010 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ) - Troy, Michigan |
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Driven by the need for lower emissions, better fuel economy and higher efficiency, hybrid vehicles are appearing in many different configurations on today's roadways. While the powertrain components such as the drive motor, motor controller and cooling system are somewhat familiar to the automotive industry, the battery systems are a relatively unfamiliar aspect. This seminar will introduce participants to the concepts of hybrid vehicles, their missions and the role of batteries in fulfilling those requirements. Battery topics including limitations, trends in hybrid development, customer wants and needs, battery system development timelines, comparison of electrochemistries and safety will be examined. Current offerings, cost factors, pack design considerations and testing will also be reviewed.
Students will have an opportunity to perform a battery pack analysis exercise using a real world application and are requested to bring a calculator to class.
Learning Objectives
By attending this seminar, you will be able to:
- Capture customer wants and expectations of the battery system
- Identify factors that drive power and energy requirements
- Determine test program structure
- Compare and contrast the newest relevant battery technologies
- Calculate estimates of electric range and quantify the assumptions
- Critically assess media claims of new battery discoveries
Who Should Attend
This seminar is primarily intended for vehicle systems engineers, battery system integration engineers, testing engineers, electrical engineers and thermal management engineers recently assigned to their roles or returning to hybrid or electric vehicle programs. It will also be beneficial to those involved in the specification, design, development, testing and planning of hybrid vehicle programs. Product planners and program managers will find the overview aspects helpful.
Prerequisites
Material presented will be practical in nature with basic mathematics used to describe quantitative measures. An undergraduate degree in electrical or electromechanical engineering will assist in gaining maximum benefit from the material presented. Experience or training in battery electrochemistry is helpful, but not essential.
Topical Outline
DAY ONE
- Terminology, Definitions and Conventions
- Brief Review of the Hybrid Market
- Market drivers and expectations
- Market influences
- Competing technologies
- Customer expectations
- Review of Common Vehicle Product Offerings (battery descriptions, power, technology, size, architecture)
- Fundamentals
- Fossil fuel vs. hybrid vs. electric
- Source ragone plot
- Efficiencies, weights
- Cost of fuel (fossil vs. electrons)
- Role of Battery
- ICE vs. electric systems
- Energy vs. power
- Expectations over vehicle lifetime
- Product Liability / FMEA
- Battery Development Cycle
- You don't know what you don't know!
- Why does it take so long and cost so much?
- Cost Factors
- Scope of product: system vs. cells vs. sticks
- $/kW vs. $kWh
- System Considerations
- Electrochemistry Selection
- Safety
- Advance planning for safety tests
- Thermal runaway
- String configuration (series, parallel)
- Range Estimation (hybrid vs. electric)
DAY TWO
- Real-life Battery Analysis Exercise (using a contemporary vehicle as an example)
- Battery Pack Design Considerations
- Failure Modes
- Wear-out
- Power and energy degradation
- High resistance / open circuit
- Controller / signal malfunction
- Vehicle Trends
- Plug-in hybrid
- Battery electric
- Demanding applications
- Fuel cell hybrids
- Battery Trends
- Battery Warranty
- Battery Recycling
Instructor(s): Erik Spek
Mr. Spek is currently a consultant in the field of energy storage focusing on the applications of advanced battery systems for traction, utility and emergency purposes and the development of production facilities for advanced batteries. He has been active in the electric vehicle, advanced battery systems and electrical products industries for over twenty years. Mr. Spek has held key technical and management positions with ABB Advanced Battery Systems, Powerplex Technologies, BET Services, Magna International, Canadian General Electric, Black and Decker and White Motor Corporation. His scope of experience in the automotive sector encompasses engineering, manufacturing and R & D roles with Tier 1 suppliers of advanced battery systems, engineered latching systems and power liftgate systems. He was responsible for the development and launch of the sodium sulfur battery system for the Ford Ecostar. Other responsibilities have included design and high volume manufacturing of small electric motors and high efficiency combustion systems. Mr. Spek has worked with and led international teams in the design, development and launch phases. He is a member of SAE and is a Certified Manufacturing Engineer with SME. Mr. Spek received a M.A.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is a registered professional engineer in Ontario.
Fees: $1,195
; SAE Members: $1,075
1.3 CEUs
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