Laboratory for Hybrid Powertrains

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Department of Automotive, Combustion Engine and Railway Engineering

Synopsis:

The course deals with the application of basic principles, instruments and data acquisition systems used in the experimental R&D in the field of hybrid powertrains. Classes will be taught in a form of lectures combined with laboratory exercises and demonstrations.

Requirements:

Information on the organisation of the course, special conditions for the award of ungraded assessment, graded assessment or examination and study materials can be found on the study material server https://studium.fs.cvut.cz/studium/u12120/E211152_LHP .

Syllabus of lectures:

Measuring chain, measurement uncertainties and error

Force, torque and mass measurement

Frequency speed and position

Pressure

Temperature

Flow-rate

Vibration and oscillation, basic acoustics, noise and sound

Characteristics of combustion engines

Engine test-bench integration, automated data acquisition, types of dynamometers

Acquisition and evaluation of fast changing pressures, measuring chain description, application of the 1st law of thermodynamics for a basic combustion analysis

Characteristics of electric traction AC motors and drives

Characteristics of power electronic converters and accumulators for hybrid and electric vehicles

Legislation base

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Lecturing material and hand-outs

Available literature and materials from suppliers of measuring systems

Heywood, J.B., Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, McGraw-Hill, 1988.

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: