Electric Vehicle Training
 

Course Objectives
• To clearly explain the fundamental design infrastructure of electric vehicles and detail the discreet functions of each component within the vehicle system.
• To empower people to ultimately work on their own conversion projects.

Course Topics

The Electric Drive Motor
• Various types and motor power ratings.
• Motor cooling and embedded sensors within the motor.

Main Motor Controllers
• Various types and correct controller selection.
• Electronic throttle connectivity and regenerative brake interfacing to the controller.
• Controller programming and cooling.

Main Traction Battery
• Types of battery chemistry with associated advantages and disadvantages.
• Designing a suitably sized battery bank to provide minimum power and range requirements.
• Obtaining the correct system voltage with series combination of cells and the correct current requirements with the parallel arrangement of cells.
• Understanding battery specifications and their impact on battery pack design.

Battery Management System (BMS)
• The importance of BMS and basic operation.
• How to integrate the BMS into the main battery bank.


DC to DC Converter
• Function, importance, and operation.
• Correct selection.

Battery Charger
• Function and correct charger selection for input and output parameters.
Power Steering
• How power steering is achieved in the context of electric vehicles with the absence of the combustion engine.
Brake Booster
• Operation within EVs.

Instrumentation
• Battery status display and motor temperature display.
Total System Integration (TSI)
Practical Illustration on EV Design Test Bed
• Practical fault-finding and troubleshooting examples by analyzing the fault condition and working through the system to pinpoint the problem.
• Rectifying the problem with a suitable solution.
Contact us for a customized quotation for your technical team.

Sincerely,

Frederick van Staden
M.D. Green Paw (PTY) Ltd.
Edgemead
7441
Cape Town
South Africa

Tel: +27 822 673953

www.greenpaw.co.za



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