Spring 2025 ZEV Cohort now open and available for registration!
Introduction to Zero Emission Vehicles, including the digitally networked CAN-bus battery management system in a traction battery and on the corresponding components, LIDAR in automotive, Gesture control and capacitive touchscreen in the motor vehicle, CAN/LIN monitor, Parking Assistance System using Rear-view Camera, and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Emergency Brake Assistant.
Electromechanical energy conversion. Power transformers. DC, synchronous, and induction machines. Energy storage types and efficiency. Practical experiments on rotating machinery.
*Course equivalent of EE350 for CSULB students.
Electric propulsion systems for electric vehicles. DC and AC motor drives. Brushless DC motors. Switched reluctant motors. Energy storage systems including batteries and supercapacitors. Electric Vehicle Mechanics and Drivetrain.
*Course equivalent of EE451 for CSULB students.
Characteristics of semiconductor power switches. Modeling and application of control theory to various types of motors. Bidirectional and four-quadrant converter topologies for motion control. Selection of drives to control AC and DC motors. Uninterruptible power supplies and adjustable speed drives.
*Course equivalent of EE450 for CSULB students.