Course detail
Batteries for Electric Vehicles
FEKT-MPA-BEVAcad. year: 2024/2025
The course deals with the modern issue of Li-ion accumulators for electromobility and batteries for electromobility and their history in general. Students will become familiar with the issue both theoretically and practically within the framework of solving laboratory tasks focused on the diagnosis of accumulators. The course will also include issues related to the life cycle of Li-ion batteries, i.e. the CO2 footprint of their production, recycling and the possibility of use in secondary applications (battery second-life).
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Three semester projects: max. 10 points per project, maximum 30 points.
Final exam in written form: maximum 70 points. A minimum of 20 points must be obtained.
The content, forms and conditions for course passing will be specified by rules and regulations which are released by the lecturer responsible for the course and keep updated for every academic year. Laboratory exercises are mandatory.
Aims
In the course, the student acquires theoretical and practical basics in the field of batteries for electric vehicles. Based on this knowledge, the student will be able to competently analyze and design solutions in the field of batteries for electric vehicles. The student will be able to assess the suitability of individual battery solutions for different application frameworks. The student will be theoretically prepared for follow-up courses in the fields of electric vehicles and renewable energy sources.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
YOSHINO, Akira. Development of the Lithium-Ion Battery and Recent Technological Trends. Lithium-Ion Batteries. Elsevier, 2014, 1(1), 1-20. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59513-3.00001-7. ISBN 9780444595133 (EN)
Recommended reading
Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme MPA-AEE Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
History of electromobility and batteries
Batteries for hybrid vehicles
Li-ion batteries for electromobility
Li-ion batteries and their safety
Future trends in batteries for electromobility
Diagnostic methods applicable for characterisation (Operating characteristics of batteries in electric vehicles)
Battery second-life and ESS
Ecology of battery production LCA
Battery recycling
Use of simulations for batteries in electromobility
Laboratory exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Determination of CO2 equivalent from battery production
Discharge characteristics
CC and CP discharging
EIS measurements
BMS and its functions
Effect of temperature on capacity
Design of a battery pack with BMS within the program
Excursion
Semester test
Elearning