ELECTRIC VEHICLE ENGINEERING (EVE)

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT

1. EV Software Simulation Lab

Software packages: Matlab (campus lic. Unlimited) Ansys (campus lic.)
    Facility for experiments :
  • Develop a simulation model to analyse the effect of Rolling Resistance on vehicle range and Performance
  • Develop a simulation model to analyze the effect of vehicle mass on vehicle range and Performance
  • Develop a simulation model to analyze the effect of Aerodynamic drag and Hill Climbing force on vehicle range and Performance
  • Simulation study and analyze the performance of speed control of Induction motor drives in EV.
  • Simulation study and analyze the performance of speed control of PMDC and BLDC motor drives in EV.
  • Simulation study of LV/High current electric motor drives with BLDC or PMSM drive.
  • Develop a simulation model to analyze Electric Motor Regenerative Braking Characteristics for different Driving Cycles.
  • Simulation study of Battery Management System in EV
  • Develop a simulation model for Series/parallel HEV to analyze the effect of changing of parameters on vehicle range and performance.
  • Simulation study of data acquisition system of EV
  • . Case study of 2/3/4 wheeler e-vehicle/hybrid vehicle
  • Simulation study and analyze the performance of speed control of SRM/ PMSM drives in EV.

2. EV Hardware Lab

    Facility for experiments :
  • To perform the speed control (forward and reverse) of Electric vehicle using throttle and analyse the torque production
  • Control of Electrical braking system (low brake and high brake)
  • Implementation of anti-theft detection system
  • Auto speed set and its control in Autonomous electric vehicle
  • Study of braking system in Autonomous electric vehicle
  • Measurement of temperature, battery voltage and current and display in TFT display
  • Accurate measurement of three phase current using Hall effect sensors
  • Measurement of DC-link current, voltage and BMS data of EV
  • Measure accurate level of battery charging and its indication
  • Balancing of Cells-Active and Passive
  • Case study on thermal runaway of battery, motor and power trains.
  • Sending the EV sensor data sets into IoT cloud