Download Energy Utilisation and Management in Transportation

Subject Description Form
Subject Code
EE4016B
Subject Title
Energy Utilisation and Management in Transportation
Credit Value
3
Level
4
Pre-requisite/
Co-requisite/
Exclusion
Pre-requisite: CSE20291 and EE3002B
Objectives
1. To enable students to understand energy conversion and utilization process used in
transportation systems.
2. To provide students with a solid knowledge on concepts of energy management and
techniques in improving energy efficiency of transportation systems.
3. To enable students to analyse the efficiency of energy conversion processes.
4. To prepare students to analyse environmental impacts from transportation systems and
understand ways for improvements.
Subject Intended
Learning Outcomes
Subject Synopsis/
Indicative Syllabus
Teaching/Learning
Methodology
Teaching/Learning Methodology
1. Energy utilisation: Basics of alternators, converters, auxiliary power unit (APU) for
automobiles, trains and aircrafts; analysis of energy utilization in automotives and
train units on a fuel-to-wheel basis; rolling stock energy consumption and
regeneration; relationship between passenger flow and energy consumption.
2. Energy management: Concept of energy management; comparisons of fuel-to-wheel
energy efficiency in different modes of transportation; integrated transport planning
for energy efficiency; energy efficiency measures in transportation sector; energy
management systems in gasoline, diesel, hybrid and electric cars; energy management
in "peak-hour syndrome"; electricity buffering; use of battery energy storage systems
(BESS) in mass transportation; charging station, contingency for power failure;
backup supplies.
3. Environmental aspects: Environmental impacts of energy utilization of
transportations systems; basic principle of emission control of automobiles.
4. Hydrogen economy: Concept of Hydrogen Economy and applications of hydrogen as
fuel for transportation systems; types of automobile hydrogen engines and its principle
of operation; types of fuel cells and its applications in automobiles.
5. Renewable fuels for automobiles: Bio-diesels, solar cars, solar aircraft.
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Lectures
Tutorials
Mini-project
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Outcomes
Specific assessment
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1. Examination
2. Class Test
3. Mini-project & report
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It is an energy utilization subject. The outcomes on concepts, design and applications are
assessed by the usual means of examination and test whilst those on analytical skills,
problem-solving techniques and practical considerations of energy utilization, as well as
technical reporting and teamwork, are evaluated by mini-project and the reports.
Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to:
a. Identify the applications of various common types of energy conversion and
utilisation technologies used in different modes of transportation.
b. Identify underlying principles of energy management and different engineering
measures in improving energy efficiency in transportation systems.
c. Apply basic reasoning to analyse impacts of environment from the utilization of
energy in transportations systems.
Lectures and tutorials are the primary means of conveying the basic concepts and theories.
Mini-projects are designed to supplement the lecturing materials so that the students are
given a design or an energy management problem in the beginning of the study. Students
are encouraged to form group to jointly investigate the problem and they have to present
the projects.
Student Study
Effort Expected
Class contact:
 Lecture/Tutorial
39 Hrs.
Other student study effort:
 Mini-project/report
18 Hrs.
 Self-study
48 Hrs.
Total student study effort
Reading List and
References
June 2016
105 Hrs.
Reference books:
1. Dept. of Energy, US Government, Hydrogen energy and fuel cells: transportation
power from water (electronic book), Progressive Management 2006
2. National Research Council (US), Energy and transportation: challenges for the
chemical sciences in the 21st Century, Washington DC: National Academy Press 2003
3. M. Kojima, Urban air quality management: coordinating transport, environment, and
energy policies in developing countries, World Bank Technical Report 2001
4. National Research Council (US) Transportation Research Board, Effect of
transportation on energy and air quality, Washington DC: National Academy Press
1997
5. United Nations, Dept. of Development Support and Management Services, Energy
Branch, Energy efficiency in transportation: alternatives for the future, New York
United Nation 1993
6. Mehrdad Ehsani, Yimin Gao, Ali Emadi, Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel
Cell Vehicles: Fundamentals, Theory, and Design, Second Edition, CRC Press, 2010
7. Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, Battery Charger,
Alphascript Publishing. 2009