Aim: To learn about the power converters in the electric and hybrid electric vehicle. To also learn more about the relation between battery and DC motor and to learn further about the types of DC motors in electric and hybrid electric vehicle. Question 1 An electric vehicle needs rectifier for converting the AC power to…

Aim: To learn more about power electronics applications in electric vehicles, especially the DC motor operation using power electronics via comparison of two configurations namely the H-bridge and the four quadrant chopper model. Question 1 The model "Speed control of a DC motor using BJT H-bridge" is opened in the MATLAB…

Question 1 To calculate the braking energy required for a particular driving cycle. The drive cycle is created as follows: The following MATLAB code is written to obtain the braking energy. Every time there is a decrease in velocity the code calculated the kinetic energy required to reduce the velocity to its current value…

Question 1 The various types of aircraft weights are as follows Basic Empty Weight (BEW) is the weight of the aircraft "as built" and includes the weight of the structure, power plant, furnishings, installations, systems and other equipment that are considered an integral part of an aircraft before additional operator…

Question  The following table has been prepared with the materials and the chemical reactions at the anode and the cathode for each type of battery. The reactions presented are for the discharge process: Type of battery Anode material Reaction at anode Cathode material Reaction at cathode LCO (Lithium cobalt oxide)…