Fall 2023 - SEE 894 G100
Special Topics II (3)
Class Number: 5240
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
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Instructor:
Gordon McTaggart-Cowan
gmctagga@sfu.ca
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Corequisites:
SEE 896 or SEE 897.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Special Topics in Sustainable Energy Engineering.
COURSE DETAILS:
For Fall 2023: SEE894 G100 is focused on understanding and analyzing sustainable vehicle technologies. The course will include an introduction to current and future vehicle propulsion systems and provide the tools and understanding to assess vehicle performance using different propulsion technologies. The environmental impacts and life cycle energy use of current and future vehicle motive power technologies will be investigated.
Assessment will be a combination of assignments and project work using industry-standard modelling tools. The course includes a weekly 1 hr tutorial for training and guided practic in using the software modelling tools. Attendance at the tutorial session is optional.
This offering of the course will include a special focus topic (~4 weeks) on battery management systems for electrified vehicles, delivered by industry expert Dr. Ania Mitros.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Explain the factors influencing propulsion system selection for different on-road vehicle applications
- Quantify propulsion system performance over a defined vehicle driving cycle
- Compare and contrast alternative vehicle propulsion systems for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions
- Design a propulsion system architecture for a selected vehicle application using industry-standard software
- Interpret the role and identify critical performance characteristics of a battery management system for electrified vehicle
Materials
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Graduate Studies Notes:
Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the semester are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.