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Electric Vehicle Powertrain | 4 Week Course Series
Welcome to the course
Course Introduction (2:52)
Course Curriculum (6:13)
Section 1 - Course Overview
Overview (0:52)
Quick tips on the Makermax learning environment
A quick note on completing lectures
Invitation to our latest forums! (10:36)
Section 2 - Subcomponents of an EV powertrain
Charge port, on-board charger, fast charging (7:05)
Battery pack, bus bars, fuses, connectors, housing, lithium-ion cells (12:10)
Quiz 1 - Subcomponents of an EV
Quiz #1
Assignment #1 - Course Questionnaire
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Section 3 - Subcomponents of an EV (continued)
Battery Management Systems (8:38)
DCDC converters (2:12)
Motor controllers & Motors (5:03)
Section 4 - Real world example of components of an EV
Real EV demo identifying its subcomponents - Part 1 (5:46)
Real EV demo identifying its subcomponents - Part 2 (3:36)
Real EV demo identifying its subcomponents - Part 3 (3:08)
Real EV demo identifying its subcomponents - Part 4 (2:57)
Section 5 - Nomenclature & understanding calculations for EV components
Typical power ratings of EV chargers (7:03)
Motor power and torque calculations (7:58)
Weight distribution in an EV, cost and safety implications (6:41)
Section 6 - Thermal management
Thermal management in EVs, passive air cooling (6:15)
Thermal management is EVs, active air cooling, liquid cooling (5:07)
Thermal management in EVs - Heating (3:55)
An example of air cooled thermal management used in our products (1:37)
Section 7 - Recap
Quiz #2 - Recap the previous sections
Section 8 - Battery and BMS
Parameters that define a Lithium-ion cell (9:53)
What's inside a Lithium-ion cell (7:17)
Introduction to the mechanical structure of a Lithium-ion cell (4:03)
Experiment - Voltage of a cell (9:27)
Section 9 - Charging a Lithium-ion cell
Experiment - Charging a Lithium-ion cell (Part 1) (10:00)
Experiment - Charging a Lithium-ion cell (Part 2) (8:19)
Experiment - Charging a Lithium-ion cell (Part 3) (7:10)
Experiment - Charging a Lithium-ion cell (Part 4) (7:01)
Section 10 - Power conditioning and Filtering
Power conditioning and Filtering - introduction (5:12)
How is filtering done (0:59)
Capacitive Filtering (4:36)
Inductive Filtering (1:54)
Diode Filtering (1:18)
Noise Characterization for EV homologation (4:44)
Section 11 - Power, Voltage Conversion
Voltage Conversion (3:05)
Voltage Regulator Topologies (2:02)
Voltage Regulator Calculations (1:46)
Inside voltage regulators - Linear (4:19)
Inside voltage regulators - Switch mode (4:10)
Voltage conversion - conclusion (0:44)
Section 12 - Motors
Introduction to Motors (6:13)
Brushed DC Motors (6:51)
Advantages / Disadvantages of Brushed DC Motors (4:44)
PMDC Motors (4:54)
AC Induction Motor (12:04)
PMSM Motor (5:30)
Reluctance Motors (8:25)
BLDC Motors (5:20)
Summarizing Motor Section (3:07)
Section 13 - Motor Controls
Introduction to Motor Control (1:20)
Motor Control Circuitry (2:25)
Control sequence of a BLDC motor (5:11)
Control sequence of a BLDC motor (contd.) (4:10)
Hall sensor feedback vs BEMF feedback (2:28)
Summarizing Motor Control Section (0:38)
Section 14 - Course Conclusion and Next Steps
Concluding Remarks (9:18)
Section 15 - Course review
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Section 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
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Experiment - Voltage of a cell
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