The course aims at providing to the students the basic concepts of the electrical energy conversion systems employed in transportation electrification, with a particular focus on hybrid and electrical vehicles. The systems under study will be the electrical drives for powertrains and the battery chargers. The electrical motors belong to the new generations of eMotors dedicated to electrical traction, such as induction motors, synchronous reluctance motors and internal permanent magnet motors. The course will provide also the basic concepts of vector control of traction drives, along with testing techniques to obtain efficiency maps and torque production maps.

Capability to understand the structure of a traction electrical drive consisting of a power electronic converter and an electrical machine. Ability to compare different electric drive solutions based on different motor technologies. Capacity to design or to tune the control loops (torque, current, speed) of an electric drive.

Fundamentals in electrical circuits, electrical machines, automatic control or the basic concepts in systems theory.

• Introduction: general description of an electric drive • Power electronic devices used in power electronic converters • Basic operation principles of a switch-mode power electronic converter. Canonical commutation cell. • DC/DC converters for eMobility. • DC / AC converters (inverters) for eMobility. • Electrical motor solutions for eMobility: induction motor, synchronous reluctance motor, internal permanent magnet motor • Fundamental concepts of vector control for AC motors fed by inverters • Vector control of eDrives: design of the drive control loops (current, speed and position). • Implementation issues of high performance vector control of eMotors: Maximum Torque per Ampere (MTPA), Maximum Torque per Volt (MTPV), torque estimation, computation of maximum torque according to the voltage and current limits • Advanced testing of eDrives. • Battery chargers: on-board and off-board solutions.

In addition to classroom lectures, laboratory activities are planned. The laboratory exercises concern the analysis of the operation of an electric drive with internal permanent magnet motor.

• Neil Storey “Electronics: a system approach”, Pearson Education • T.L. Floyd “Electronic Devices”, Prentice Hall • Ned Mohan, Tore Undeland, Tim Robbins, "Elettronica di Potenza", Edizioni Hoepli • Rashid, M. H., 'Elettronica di Potenza', Prentice Hall • John Kassakian, Marting F. Schlecht, George V. Verghese, “Principles of Power Electronics”, Pearson Education.

Modalità di esame: Prova scritta (in aula); Progetto di gruppo;

Exam: Written test; Group project;

... The exam consists of a written test of 150 minutes, containing multiple choice questions (24 points) and a question with open answer (6 points). During the exam, the use of books, notes or equivalent materials is not allowed. In addition, during the teaching students will be given a report to be elaborated at home, regarding the sizing of an electric drive and the design of the its torque control scheme. The report is rated up to 30 points. The final score is calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean between the written test (80%) and the score obtained for the report (20%). The rules of examination are described and discussed during the introductory class.

Gli studenti e le studentesse con disabilità o con Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento (DSA), oltre alla segnalazione tramite procedura informatizzata, sono invitati a comunicare anche direttamente al/la docente titolare dell'insegnamento, con un preavviso non inferiore ad una settimana dall'avvio della sessione d'esame, gli strumenti compensativi concordati con l'Unità Special Needs, al fine di permettere al/la docente la declinazione più idonea in riferimento alla specifica tipologia di esame.