Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Course Outline (W2016)

ELE 801: Electric Vehicles
Instructor

Amirnaser Yazdani, P.Eng.

Office: ENG 326
Email: yazdani@ryerson.ca
Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:00-10:00

Teaching
Assistants

Nikoo Kouchakipour, nikoo.kouchakipour@ryerson.ca

Lecture
Hours

Three hours per week. Wednesdays 13:0016:00 in KHS239

Tutorial
Hours

Two hours, bi-weekly, in Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 12.

Lab
Hours

Two hours, bi-weekly, in Weeks 8 and 10.

Method of
Communication

All course-related communications will be through D2L.

Prerequisite

ELE 747

Required
Text

Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel-Cell Vehicles, M. Ehsani, Y. Gao, and A.
Emadi, 2nd Edition, 2010, CRC Press, ISBN 978-1-4200-5398-2.

Reference
Texts

1. Hybrid Electric Vehicles, C. Mi, M. Abul Masrur, and D.W. Gao, 2011,
Wiley, ISBN 978-0-470-74773-5.
2. Electric Machines and Drives, Gordon R. Slemon, 1992,
Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-57885-9.

Calendar
Description

This course introduces architectures and technologies associated with electric, hybrid
electric, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, including their constituent components.
Specific topics include electric and hybrid electric drivetrains, energy storage,
electromechanical energy conversion and power-electronic drives, vehicle-level modeling
and control, and optimization.

Learning
Objectives

At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:
1- Use numerical and analytical models to predict performance of electric vehicles
(1b).
a. Assessment Methods: Directly assessed through the midterm and final
examinations.
b. Assessment Measure: Marks obtained.
2- Use the specialized core engineering knowledge to understand and design a specific
component of an electric vehicle (1d).
a. Assessment Methods: Directly assessed through the final examination.
b. Assessment Measure: Marks obtained on certain questions.
3- Use of Matlab/Simulink as the tool for modeling, analysis, and design of valorous
components or processes within an electric vehicle (5c).
a. Assessment Methods: Directly assessed through the labs.
b. Assessment Measure: Marks obtained on lab reports.

Course
Organization

3 hours of lecture per week

2 hour of laboratory every other week

Course
Evaluation

Examinations

Labs
Midterms Exam
Final Exam
Total

30%
30%
40%
100%

Lab (30%)
Theory (70%)

Midterm exam will be held during the regular class time (rooms TBA), on Wednesday
February 10, 2016; it is 120 minutes in duration and closed-book; the coverage will be
announced before the exam. Final exam will be written during the exam period at the place
and time identified by the university; it will be 3 hours in duration, closed-book, and
comprehensive in coverage.

Course Content (subject to refinements)

Topic

Approx. Number of Hours

Introduction to types and architectures of Electric

Vehicles (EVs) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs)

Fundamentals of EVs and HEVs

Component models and system simulation

Basics of controller design

Controller design for series and parallel HEVs

Batteries and Charging

DC-DC converters

Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM)

Inverters and motor drives

Remarks

Lab Manuals
Lab Manuals

Lab manuals will be posted on D2L.

Schedule of Labs and Tutorials

WEEK

WEEK of

DATE RANGE

Jan. 11

Jan. 11 15

No Lab ot Tutorial

Jan. 18

Jan. 18 22

Tutorial 1

Jan. 25

Jan. 25 29

No Lab or Tutorial

Feb. 1

Feb. 1 5

Tutorial 2

Feb. 8

Feb. 8 12

No Lab or Tut. (Midterm Exam on Feb 10)

Study Week

Feb. 15

Feb. 15-19

No Lab or Tutorial

Feb. 22

Feb. 22 26

Feb. 29

Feb. 29 Mar. 4

Mar. 7

Mar. 7 11

Lab 1

Mar. 14

Mar. 14 18

No Lab or Tutorial

10

Mar. 21

Mar. 21 25

Lab 2

11

Mar. 28

Mar. 28 Apr. 1

12

Apr. 4

Apr. 4 Apr. 8

13

Apr. 11

Apr. 11 15

Activity

Lab Due Date

Tutorial 3
No Lab or Tutorial

Lab 1 Report Due

No lab or Tutorial
Tutorial 4

Lab 2 Report Due

TAs will be in the lab and hold office hours

Important Notes
1. To achieve a passing grade, the student must pass both the theory and laboratory components of the course.
2. Lab rules will be posted on the Course Information and Rules section of the course shell on D2L. The
rules will be strictly enforced.
3. All of the required course-specific written reports will be assessed not only on their technical/academic merit,
but also on the communication skills exhibited through these reports.
4. Lab reports must include the standard cover page which shall be signed by the student prior to submission of
the work. Submissions without the cover pages will not be accepted.
5. Requests for accommodation of specific religious or spiritual observance must be presented to the instructor
no later than two weeks prior to the conflict in question (in the case of final examinations within two weeks
of the release of the examination schedule). In extenuating circumstances this deadline may be extended. If
the dates are not known well in advance because they are linked to other conditions, requests should be
submitted as soon as possible in advance of the required observance. Given that timely requests will prevent
difficulties with arranging constructive accommodations, students are strongly encouraged to notify the
instructor of an observance accommodation issue within the first two weeks of classes.
6. The results of the first test or mid-term exam will be returned to students before the deadline to drop an
undergraduate course in good Academic Standing.
7. Students are required to adhere to all relevant University policies, including:
- Undergraduate Grading, Promotion and Academic Standing,
http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol46.pdf
- Undergraduate Course Management Policy, http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol145.pdf

Student Code of Academic Conduct, http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol60.pdf

Student Code of Non-Academic Conduct, http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol61.pdf
Undergraduate Academic Consideration and Appeals,
http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol134.pdf
Examination Policy, http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol135.pdf
Accom.of Student Relig., Abor. and Spir. Observance,
http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol150.pdf
Est.of Stud. Email Accts for Official Univ. Commun.,
http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol157.pdf

8. Students are required to obtain and maintain a Ryerson Matrix e-mail account for timely communications
between the instructor and the students.

Approved by _______________________________

Date ________________________________

Associate Chair, Program Director

or Department Chair

Last Updated: Jan. 11, 2016--AY