Course Name | Chinese | 电动汽车的新型驱动技术 | |||||||||||
English | Electric Vehicle Propulsion Technology | ||||||||||||
Course Number | Type of Degree | Ph. D | √ | Master | |||||||||
Total Credit Hours | 36 | In Class Credit Hours | 36 | Credit | 2 | Practice | Computer-using Hours | ||||||
Course Type | □Public Fundamental □Major Fundamental □Major Compulsory þMajor Elective | ||||||||||||
School (Department) | School of Electrical Engineering | Term | Spring | ||||||||||
Examination | A.□Paper(□Open-book □Closed-book) B.□Oral C.□Paper-oral Combination D.þOthers Research Report | ||||||||||||
Chief Lecturer | Name | K. T. Chau | Professional Title | Professor | |||||||||
ktchau@eee.hku.hk | Website | http://www.eee.hku.hk/~ktchau/ | |||||||||||
Teaching Language used in Course | Chinese-English | Teaching Material Website | http://www.eee.hku.hk/~ktchau/ | ||||||||||
Applicable Range of Discipline | Electrical Machines and Drives | Name of First-Class Discipline | Electrical Engineering | ||||||||||
Number of Experiment | 0 | Preliminary Courses | Theory of Electrical Machines | ||||||||||
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I.Course Introduction (including teaching goals and requirements) within 300 words:
This course is dedicated to PhD and mpil students who are major in electrical machines and drives.
1. Understand the state of the art of EV technology and the development of EVs.
2. Learn the new configurations, concepts, and classifications of modern EVs.
3. Learn in-depth on EV drive systems.
4. Discuss some new technology of EV drive systems.
II.Teaching Syllabus (including the content of chapters and sections. A sheet can be attached):
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Past, present and future of EVs
1.2 Key EV technologies
Chapter 2 DC motor drives
2.1 System configurations
2.2 DC motors
2.3 DC-DC converters
2.4 Speed control
Chapter 3 Induction motor drives
3.1 System configurations
3.2 Induction motors
3.3 Inverters
3.4 Speed control
Chapter 4 Switched reluctance motor drives
4.1 System configurations
4.2 Switched reluctance motors
4.3 Inverters
4.4 Speed control
Chapter 5 Permanent magnet brushless motor drives
5.1 System configurations
5.2 PM brushless motors
5.3 Speed control
5.4 Development trends
Chapter 6 Advanced double-stator permanent magnet brushless motors drives
6.1 System configurations
6.2 Double-stator PM brushless motors
6.3 Inverters
6.4 Speed control
Chapter 7 Advanced doubly-excited permanent magnet brushless motor drives
7.1 System configurations
7.2 Doubly-excited PM brushless motors
7.3 Inverters
7.4 Speed control
Chapter 8 Advanced memory motor drives
8.1 System configurations
8.2 Memory motors
8.3 Inverters
8.4 Speed control
Chapter 9 Advanced magnetic-gear permanent magnet brushless motor drives
9.1 System configurations
9.2 Magnetic gears
9.3 Magnetic-gear permanent magnet brushless motors
9.4 Speed control
Chapter 10 Advanced Electronic Continuously Variable Transmission (ECVT) Systems
10.1 Hybrid power system configurations
10.2 Double-rotor PM brushless cascaded machines
10.3 Double-stator PM brushless cascaded machines
10.4 ECVT control
III.Teaching Schedule(Time is decided by lecturer):
Week | Course Content | Teaching Method |
1 | Introduction | Lecture |
2 | DC motor drivers | Lecture |
3 | Induction motor drivers | Lecture |
4 | Switched reluctance motor drives | Lecture , Discuss |
5 | Permanent magnet brushless motor drives | Lecture , Discuss |
6 | Advanced double-stator permanent magnet brushless motors drives | Lecture , Discuss |
7 | Advanced doubly-excitation permanent magnet brushless motor drives | Lecture , Discuss |
8 | Advanced memory motor drives | Lecture , Discuss |
9 | Advanced magnetic-gear permanent magnet brushless motor drives | Lecture , Discuss |
10 | Advanced Electronic Continuously Variable Transmission (ECVT) Systems | Lecture , Discuss |
11 | Research report |


