Introduction to Electric Vehicle Technology

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The Introduction to Electric Vehicle Technology course has been specifically designed to prepare technicians for safely working on, diagnosing and maintaining both hybrid and electric vehicles. This hands-on course covers the hazards, safe work procedures and specialized equipment used when working with the high voltages associated with hybrid and electric vehicles. Beginning with terminology and safe work practices, this 2-week, 10-day course covers both dc and ac electrical fundamentals, including electric motor motors, invertors, and battery management systems. After taking the Electric Vehicle Technology course, the technician will have a firm understanding of electrical, electronics, DVOM operation, battery and electrical safety and the basic principle of operation behind data communication. This course will provide the strong electrical foundation required for technicians to safely and confidently maintain hybrid and electric vehicles. This course includes both theory and practical instructional methods.

Total instructional time: 70hrs

Knowledge and Skills Demonstrated
This badge certifies that the learner can demonstrate the following knowledge and skills:

• Terminology associated with electrical and electronics
• Hazards and safe work practices pertaining to electrical systems
• Diagnostic flowcharts and schematics
• Conventional and electron theory
• Ohms law and its application to electrical circuits
• Watts law
• AC fundamentals and safety
• DVOM’s and electrical testing tools and equipment
• Battery construction, operation and testing
• Battery management systems
• Types of electrical components and their purpose and operation
• Terminology associated with electronics
• Identifications of hazards and safe work practices pertaining to working with electrical and electronics on hybrid and electric vehicles.
• Electric motor operation (dc and ac)
• Digital and Analog signals
• Interpreting wiring schematics
• Interpreting lab scope readings
• The procedures used to diagnose and repair electronic devices
• Electric vehicle operation
• Hybrid vehicle operation
• Tools and equipment required to safely work on electric vehicles
• The fundamentals and terminology associated with hybrid and electric vehicles.
• The hazards pertaining to working with high voltages
• The PPE and tools required for working safely with hybrid and electric vehicles
• The different types of hybrid batteries
• The types of hybrid powertrain designs
• The different disconnect procedures for hybrid vehicles

Evidence/Criteria for Success:
The badge earner has met the following criteria for success:

• Hands-on Learning (classroom and shop)
• Identifying hazards
• Ohms law and calculations
• Watts law and calculations
• Voltage drops
• Current flow
• Building circuits using resistors
• DVOM operation
• Cat 1, 2, 3 + 4 meters
• Cat 1,2,3 + 4 lead kits
• Measuring voltage drops, resistance and current with a DVOM
• Switches
• Capacitors
• Fuses
• Circuit breakers (fuse, thermal, magnetic and PTC.)
• Relay operation (ISO 4 and 5 pin)
• Build circuits with relays
• Identifying hazards and applying safe work practices and procedures
• Diode construction and operation
• LED
• Zener
• Transistor (PNP and NPN)
• Field effect transistor
• Building circuits with diodes, LED’s and capacitors
• Building circuits with transistors
• Pull-up and pull-down resistors
• Safety
• Safety tools and equipment required
• Battery disconnects (MSD)
• Low voltage disconnects
• Demo (classroom and shop)
• Sources of electricity and EMF
• Lab scope introduction and demo
• Inductance
• Magnetic field
• Self-induction
• Mutual induction
• Lab scope demo on voltage spike
• Fundamentals of alternating current
• Magnetism and electromagnetism
• Single phase vs three phase
• CAN bus
• J1939

Grading

• Module 1 Exam weight 50%
• Module 2 Exam weight 50%
• Minimum performance requirement for this course: 70%
• Grade is recorded as Pass or Fail