HEV GREEN MOBILITY LABORATORY

The implementation of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Green Mobility Laboratory to aid in the development of an innovative and flexible educational program in transportation electrification is described. The high level objectives of the program are: (1) to provide unique and timely educational opportunities for undergraduate students as a basis for the advancement of transportation electrification, and (2) to provide research facilities and opportunities for graduate students and faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) that will establish the future direction of electric transportation for the country and the world. The Green Mobility Laboratory consists of three open-bench, hybrid electric vehicle drive train control, simulation, and data acquisition systems. The hybrid drive train components on each bench include a DC power supply/battery pack simulator, 3-phase DC-AC Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) controlled inverter motor drive, 5 kW permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), and Eddy current dynamometer load. Power and waveform measurements are made with a Precision Power Analyzer and PC based data acquisition system. The drive train components and instrumentation are integrated in a flexible control and simulation laboratory for utilization in several curricular and research activities. Two new courses utilizing the Green Mobility Laboratory are being developed for the ECE curriculum. Details of the laboratory implementation and utilization within the ECE curriculum focusing on transportation electrification are described.