Vehicles of today – propulsion and auxiliary systems.
Driving factors for environment friendly vehicles.
Propulsion and auxiliary systems for hybrid vehicles.
Generic components.
System concepts and simulations.
Development trends.
EJ2410 Hybrid Vehicle Drives 7.5 credits
There is an increasing demand today to produce more environment friendly vehicles. The combustion engines of today can be improved but in the long run there has to be a change of technology. It will start with electric hybrid vehicles and a possible continuation is with vehicles driven by fuel cells. In parallel to this development the vehicles will contain more and more electrically supplied auxiliary systems.
The course covers both system and component aspects of the propulsion system, as well as the auxiliary systems. Emphasis is put on vehicles based on hybrid and/or fuel cells solutions.
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Information for Autumn 2025 Start 27 Oct 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 27 Oct 2025 - 12 Jan 2026
- Periods
- P2 (7.5 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
50606
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
English
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Places are not limited
- Target group
Open for all master programmes as long as it can be included in your programme.
- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
- Schedule is not published
Contact
Mats Leksell
Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus EJ2410 (Spring 2019–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus EJ2410 (Spring 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
Aim of the course is to give a broad insight into alternative solutions for conversion of primary energy to transport activity for road vehicles. Different types of fuel (fossile, bio, …), different types of conversion methods (FC, ICE, HEV), different topologies and auxiliary power systems are considered.
After completed course the student should be able to
- explain how a hybrid vehicle works and describe its main components and their function.
- describe the different hybrid topologies with respect to their functional blocks and their characteristics.
- design and implement both simple and advanced models of the vehicles.
- analyze the performance of a hybrid vehicle.
- build efficiency models of important components.
- evaluate the environmental impact of road vehicles.
- calculate basic electrical and thermal properties for power electronic converters.
- describe the operating principle and properties for the most common types of electrical motors in hybrid technology.
- describe the operating principle for fuel cells and energy storage elements and calculate basic performance of them.
- describe the fuel alternatives for hybrid vehicles.
- solve, in a group, a given assignment and both in written form and orally present and discuss the result.
- discuss about future trends.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Completed Bachelor's degree (180 higher education credits), or equivalent academic qualifications. Documented proficiency in English corresponding to English B.
Recommended prerequisites
Basic course on electrical engineering.
Equipment
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Literature
Kompendium i Hybrida fordonsdrivsystem, 2006. Kurspärm med projektbeskrivningar och laboration.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- PRO1 - Project, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Other requirements for final grade
One written examination. (TEN1; 4,5 credits)
Two assignments and one laboratory exercise. (PRO1; 3 credits).
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Electrical Engineering
Education cycle
Second cycle
Add-on studies
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Contact
Mats Leksell
Supplementary information
N.B. Courses EJ2410 Hybrid Vehicle Drives and EJ2440 Electric Transportation, contain to a certain extent the same material. It is therefore not possible to include both courses for the same degree. A complementary course to EJ2410 Hybrid Vehicle Drives can be EJ2400 Electric Traction.
In this course, the EECS code of honor applies, see:
http://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex.