The course aims to provide the students with the fundamentals of: - battery working principles - their use in EVs (Electric Vehicles) from the designer's perspective - interactions between batteries and chargers - electric energy conversion system for EVs - structure of a traction electrical drive (the battery, the converter, and the machine) - design of EV powertrain based upon the vehicle's specifications.

Fundamentals of circuit theory, electrical machines, and automatic control basics, or, alternatively, systems theory.

Battery fundamentals (1.5 CFU) - Cell electrical connection - Equivalent-Circuit models for batteries - Cell-to-module electrical connection - Benchmarks - Battery applications (2.25 CFU) - Battery management systems (BMSs) - Cell balancing - Safety rules and standards for cells and battery packs. - Battery testing - Thermal management systems - Commercial EV examples (structures and data). - Batteries for EV trains, ships, Renewable Energy Storage, and power systems. - Battery pack integration and user-side parameters. Electrical components and systems for electric-powered mobility (2.25 CFU) Introduction & circuit theory recap Pulse-Width Modulation Buck converter DC/AC conversion Three-phase PWM modulation Power devices, packaging, and thermal management Battery chargers DC motor modeling Electric power train for EV applications Battery chargers

In addition to classroom lectures presenting theoretical concepts, exercise activities, concerning numerical simulation of dynamic systems related the topic of the course, are planned.

BATTERY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, Christopher D. Rahn and Chao-Yang Wang, John Wiley & Sons. Battery Management Systems, Volume I: Battery Modeling, Plett Gregory Thermal Management of Electric Vehicle Battery Systems, Ibrahim Hamut, Halil S. Javani, Nader Dincer, John Wiley & Sons. Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design, Ned Mohan , Tore M. Undeland, John Wiley & Sons Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications, Muhammad H. Rashid, Pearson Chris Mi, Hybrid Electric Vehicles, John Wiley & Sons Slides of the course and additional reading material will be supplied to the students.

Lecture slides;

Exam: Written test; Optional oral exam;

Written test with open-ended questions, multiple-choice questions, and quick numerical computations. During the exam, students are not allowed to access the internet, as well as their PC or mobile phone or tablet. The use of books, notes, or equivalent materials is not allowed either. The total duration of the written test is 1 h. Grades range from 1 to 30 for the written test. A minimum of 18 is necessary to pass the exam. To achieve a with honors grade ("con lode"), an oral examination is mandatory. If passed, students have the possibility to integrate the written test with an oral examination. Oral examination typically comprises 1-2 questions about the failed answers at the written test, as well as an interdisciplinary question in case a grade with honors is likely to be awarded. Grades for the written + oral examination range from 1 to 30 with honors.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.