Liao, G., & Fu, D. (2011, June), Educational Tool Development of an Electric Drivetrain Bench Unit  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17807

\bibitem{asee_peer_17807}
  Liao, G., \& Fu, D. (2011, June), \emph{Educational Tool Development of an Electric Drivetrain Bench Unit}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--17807

Gene Liao and D. Fu.  "Educational Tool Development of an Electric Drivetrain Bench Unit".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/17807 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17807}
  Gene Liao and D. Fu.
  "Educational Tool Development of an Electric Drivetrain Bench Unit".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/17807 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

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AB  -                                      Title of the Paper:           Educational Tool Development of an Electric Drivetrain Bench                                     UnitAbstractWorld competition and stringent United States fuel economy goals and emission regulations forthe 21st Century vehicle have pressured the automotive industry to design and evaluate advancedautomobiles at an accelerated rate. The industry consensus is that the vehicle electrification is thecurrently available technology for increasing propulsion system efficiency and decreasingpollutant emissions. The vehicle electrification involves electric drivetrain and electricallypowered automotive subsystems that are at the heart of Electric Vehicle (EV) and HybridElectric Vehicle (HEV). However, the electric drivetrain operates much differently thanconventional vehicle powertrain. Therefore, existing design and maintenance techniques andguidelines developed for conventional powertrains do not apply well to electric drive vehicles.There is a need for training automotive engineers and technicians as well as educating students inthis new and emergent technology of electric drivetrains.Recently, several universities and colleges have developed courses and degree programs fortraining students and automotive technicians in electric drive vehicle technology. However, nointegrated electric drivetrain laboratory has yet been established for educational purposes. Thetremendous capital investment, tedious and time-consuming tasks required to establish a fullyfunction of electric drivetrain laboratory are convincing evidence that the colleges and secondaryschools are in need of a low-cost, industrial-functionality electric drivetrain lab. The motivationof this project is to develop an interactive, industrial-component-based bench unit for twodifferent configurations of electric drivetrains (battery-electric and series-hybrid). The developedbench unit is capable of simulating, illustrating and displaying (on the digital screens) themultiple energy flows in the electric drive vehicle based on its configuration and drivingconditions. The integrated unit serves as a hands-on experience workstation for multidisciplinestudents enrolled in the electric drive vehicle technology courses. The developed bench unit notonly enhances the vehicle electrification training and education, but also inspires students’interest in the green movement of transportation.Figure 1 shows the schematic diagram and picture of the battery-electric/series-hybridpowertrain system that was implemented. It is a state-of-the-art 5 kW combination of battery-electric and series-hybrid vehicle demonstration unit. A three-phase AC generator is operated byan engine in the system. A battery controller (or a battery management system) is applied tomanage the charging and discharging process of the battery pack. A DC motor controller drivesthe motor to achieve the desired torque-speed characteristic curve. The motor shaft connects to atire contacting with a rotating drum. The load applied to the tire from the drum simulates theroad load.                                                 1                                    Switch                                                              Tire              Clutch                       3 phases              Uncontrolled                DC motor        DC     Engine            generator               rectifier                 controller     motor                                                                                                   Road load                                                             Battery                                                            controller               SOC signal to turn               On/Off the engine                                                                                              12 V                                                                             DC/DC          accessory                                                                            converter         load                                                             Battery                                                              48 VFigure 1. Schematic diagram and picture of the developed battery-electric/series-hybrid                                 powertrain system                                                        2
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