Course detail

Alternative Powertrain and Energy Storage

FSI-QAP Acad. year: 2023/2024 Summer semester

Methods of increasing the efficiency of internal combustion engines. Hydrogen engine, reciprocating piston engines, Stirling engines, , electric drives, hybrid drives, fuel cells, electric accumulators, pressure accumulators, thermal accumulators, recovery of energy dissipated during vehicle braking.

Supervisor

prof. Ing. Josef Štětina, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Automotive Engineering

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The course widens the knowledge of theory of internal combustion engines and improves students´ position on the labour market.

Prerequisites

Knowledge at the level of the subject Theory of power unit energy transformation.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught in the form of a seminar, which has the character of an explanation of the basic principles and is complemented by practical mastery of the discussed material in simulation tools, especially GT suite.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The credit is conditional on active participation in the exercises and preparation of the project.

Language of instruction

Czech

Aims

The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of alternative power units and modern ways of increasing the performance, economy, and environmental parameters of drives, in connection with the subjects related to power units.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Seminars are obligatory, checked by a teacher. The way of compensation of missed lessons (in justified cases) is solved individually with the course guarantee person.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-ADI-P: Automotive and Material Handling Engineering, Master's
branch ---: no specialisation, 2 credits, elective

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Michael Böhm, Ph.D.
Ing. Kamil Šebela
Ing. Michal Ušiak

Syllabus


  1. Alternative cycles, Stirling, Atkinson, Muller, Ericsson

  2. Hybrid drives, combustion and electric drive cooperation

  3. Electric drives

  4. Gas engines

  5. Hydrogen drives

  6. Reciprocating piston engines

  7. Stirling engines

  8. Fuel cells

  9. Energy storage

  10. Energy recovery

  11. Optimal drive control

  12. Batteries

  13. Energy saving, efficiency improvement