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Technical University of Munich

Sustainable Mobile Powertrains

Lecturer (assistant)
Malte Jaensch [L]
Fabian Viermetz
Number 0000000983
Type lecture
Duration 3 SWS
Term Sommersemester 2024
Language of instruction English
Position within curricula See TUMonline
Dates See TUMonline

Admission information

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Objectives

After successful participation in the module "Sustainable Mobile Powertrains", students will be able to...
... understand how and why climate change requires a transformation towards sustainable mobility
... classify how this transformation will affect traditional means of transport and their drive trains
... evaluate how a specific design of a propulsion system can be implemented in a wide range of means of transportation
... assess the most important mobile propulsion systems according to their respective advantages, disadvantages, and areas of application
... understand the basics of the operation and design of piston engines
... understand the basics of the operation and structure of electric drive trains
... understand the basics of the function and design of drive trains with fuel cells
... classify which drive system is best suited for a given application
... evaluate the influence of the role of the energy carrier on sustainability of the overall drive system
... critically discuss fundamental relationships between energy, mobility and propulsion system
... make simple but effective rough assessments of the most important characteristics of modern propulsion systems

Description

* Sustainability and climate protection
* Design of sustainable mobility
* Fundamentals of vehicle technology
* Fundamentals of vehicle propulsion systems
* Internal combustion engines with sustainable fuels
* Electric drive systems (battery, inverter, e-motor)
* Drive systems with fuel cells
* Energy and mobility

Prerequisites

none

Teaching and learning methods

In the lecture, the basics of sustainable mobile drive systems are presented by means of powerpoint slides. The theory is explained through application cases and consolidated with the help of simple calculation examples. Experiences and problems from practice are presented, discussed and calculated.
In this way, students will learn, for example, to evaluate how a specific design of a drive system can be implemented in a wide variety of means of transportation, as well as to understand the basics of the operation and design of piston engines, electric drive trains and drive trains with fuel cells.
All teaching materials as well as further information will be distributed free of charge in the lecture or will be made available online. Consultation hours are offered on a flexible basis.

Examination

The module examination takes the form of a written exam (examination duration: 90 min). The students are to apply the concepts of sustainable mobile drive systems to various questions and problems in a limited time. This is to check, for example, whether the students can evaluate how a specific design of a drive system can be implemented in a wide variety of means of transportation or whether the students understand the basics of the operation and design of piston engines, electric drive trains and drive trains with fuel cells. Approved aids are: Ruler, non-programmable calculator

Recommended literature

Hendershot, J.R. & Miller, T.J.E.: Design of Brushless Permanent-Magnet Machines. Motor Design Books LLC, 2010.
Elgowainy, A. (Editor): Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Vehicles. Springer, 2021.
Hossain, F.: Global Sustainability in Energy, Building, Infrastructure, Transportation, and Water Technology. Springer, 2021.
Heywood, J.: Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals. McGraw-Hill, 2018.

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