MECA0527-1

Duration

30h Th, 10h Pr, 5h Labo., 15h Proj.

Number of credits

	Master of Science in Energy Engineering	5 crédits
	Master of Science (MSc) in Electromechanical Engineering	5 crédits
	Master of Science (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering (EMSHIP+, Erasmus Mundus)	5 crédits
	Certificate in sustainable automotive engineering (non organisé en 2023-2024)	5 crédits

Lecturer

Pierre Duysinx

Coordinator

Pierre Duysinx

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Facing 21st century environmental and energy challenges, electric, hybrid electric and fuel cell powered vehicles have regained interest. The lecture aims at studying, analyzing, comparing and designing these alternative vehicle propulsion systems for substituting piston engines and petrol fuels for road and railway vehicles. A particular focus is given to the assessment of environmental and economic impacts of the different solutions (energy consumption, emissions, noise, recyclability, life cycle assessment...)

The following topics will be visited:

Introduction to 21st century environmental and energy challenges
Selection of a propulsion system: criteria and review of possible motorization systems
Internal Combustion Engines: principles and performance curves
Electric traction motors: technologies, power electronic control units, performance curves
EV and HEV powertrain architecture and components
Introduction to performance evaluation of vehicles
Normalized measure of energy / fuel consumption and emissions
Electric and hybrid electric powertrain architectures
Energy storage systems for electric and hybrid vehicles: batteries, supercaps, flywheels...
Hybrid vehicles: definitions and working principles
Hybrid electric vehicles: parallel and series configuration: sizing and energy management
Plug-in hybrids
Fuel cell and hydrogen

The exercices and works are centered about the Shell Eco Marathon project at ULG or about up-to-date topics.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The goal of this lecture is to introduce the principles of alternative propulsion systems mainly based on electric traction. The students investigate the working principles, the sizing and the caracterization of propulsion systems and their components.
To be able to understand the working principles of alternative propulsion systems (electric, hybrid, hydraulic...)
To be able to select the components of an alternative propulsion system.
To be able to make computer program to do the preliminary sizing of EV and HEV vehicles
To be able to read, understand and exploit scienfitif papers of the field
To be able to make a computer program in MATLAB to calculate the performance and the energy consumption of and EV or HEV and to make the preliminary sizing of its major components.

This course contributes to the learning outcomes II.1, II.2, III.1, III.2, III.3, III.4, IV.1, IV.3, IV.5, VI.1, VI.2, VII.1, VII.2, VII.3, VII.4, VII.5 of the MSc in electromechanical engineering.

This course contributes to the learning outcomes II.1, II.2, III.1, III.2, III.3, III.4, IV.1, IV.10, IV.11, IV.3, IV.4, IV.7, IV.8, IV.9, VI.1, VI.2, VII.1, VII.2, VII.3, VII.4, VII.5 of the MSc in mechanical engineering.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Applied thermodynamics. Internal Combustion Engines, Conversion of elecmagnetic energy.
Programing and solving problems using MATLAB ou PYTHON or equivalent languages

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Computer exercices in Matlab-Simulink / Python.
Laboratories (Chassis dynamometer, fuel cell test bed)
Literature review
Case studies
Seminars by specialists and industry people

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning

Additional information:

The theoretical lectures are given at the first quadrimester from Septembre 14 to December 16 (13 lectures of 4 hours). There are completed by blackboard exercices, labs and a computer project.

Industrial seminars in pface-to-face or in visio.

Exam in January.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

The lectures are given on Tuasday morning along the first quadrimester (Septembre 14 to Decembre 20). Exam in January.

Contacts

Pierre Duysinx, LTAS - Automotive Engineering Institute of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, Building B52 Allée de la Découverte 13A, 4000 Liège Téléphone : +32 4 366 9194, Fax : +32 4 366 9159, Email : P.Duysinx@uliege.be

Electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles