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5. The students will be able to explain the working and selection of optoelectronic sensors and
actuators used in automobiles.

TEXT BOOKS :
1 ―Automotive Sensors‖ by Robert Bosch GmbH, 2007.
2 Joseph Bell ―Diesel Engineering – Electricity and Electronics‖ Cengage learning, Indian
Edition, 2007.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1 Steve V. Hatch ―Electronic Engine controls‖ Cengage learning, Indian Edition, 2009.
2 Sean Bennett ―Diesel Engineering – Electronic diesel engine diagnosis‖ Cengage learning,
Indian Edition, 2007.
3 Ian Sinclair, ―Sensors and Transducers‖, Newnes, Elsevier, Indian Edition, 2011

OAT1703 ELEMENTS OF ELECTRIC AND HYBRID L T P C
VEHICLES 3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVES:
1. To understand the methods of representation of system and their transfer function models
2. To provide adequate knowledge in the time response of systems and steady state error
analysis
3. To give basic knowledge in obtaining the open loop and closed loop frequency responses of
system
4. To understand the concept of stability of control system and methods of stability analysis
5. To study the three way of designing compensators for a control system

UNIT I NEED FOR ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM 9
Need of electric vehicles hybrid vehicles – comparative study of diesel, petrol, pure electric and
hybrid vehicles. Limitations of electric vehicles. Specification of some electric and hybrid vehicles

UNIT II ENERGY SOURCES : BATTERIES AND FUEL CELLS 9
Battery Parameters-Power requirement of electric vehicles- Different types of batteries - Lead acid-
Nickel based-Sodium based-Lithium based- Metal Air based. Battery charging- Charger design-
Quick charging devices- Battery Modeling. Different type of energy storage – Solar, wind,
compressed fluid. Fuel Cell- Fuel cell characteristics- Fuel cell types-Hydrogen fuel cell-
Connecting cell in series- water management in the PEM fuel cell- Thermal Management of the
PEM fuel cell

UNIT III PROPULSION MOTORS AND CONTROLLERS 12
Characteristic of permanent magnet and separately exited DC motors. AC single phase and 3-phase
motor – inverters – DC and AC motor speed controllers.

VEHICLE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR ELECTRIC 6
UNIT IV
VEHICLES
Aerodynamic-Rolling resistance- Transmission efficiency- Vehicle mass- Electric vehicle chassis
and Body design considerations- Heating and cooling systems- Controllers- Power steering- Tyre
choice- Wing Mirror, Aerials and Luggage racks

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