AUTO-1440: Hybrid Electric Vehicle Fundamentals

Description:

This three-credit course offered at Macomb Community College provides an introduction to hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). Topics include alternative fuels, HEV batteries and accessories, HEV maintenance and diagnostics, regenerative braking, and safety procedures. Included educational materials for this course are crosswords, sample exams and quizzes, labs, lesson plans, pre/post assessments, and a syllabus. Solutions are not provided with any materials. Instructors may contact CAAT for complete exams, quizzes, or solutions.

This course is composed of ten modules that may be used to supplement existing courses or taught together as a complete course. Module subjects include Carbon Fuels and the Environment; Intro to Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV); Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Systems; Gasoline and Alternative Fuels; HEV Batteries and Service; Electric Motors, Generators, and Controllers; Regenerative Braking; HEV Transmissions and Transaxles; HEV Climate Control; and HEV First Responder and Safety Procedures.

Course Information:

The course syllabus provides general course information, two learning outcomes and their associated objectives, information on course assessments, and a general course content outline. The outline is divided into ten subject areas: What is a hybrid vehicle, Alternative fuels, Hybrid batteries, Regenerative braking systems, HEV transmissions, HEV systems, HEV safety procedures, Diagnostic procedures, Electric motors, and HEV maintenance.

Attached is a .zip file containing .pdf and .doc files associated with the course.

Course Contents:

The Auto1440 folder contains a course syllabus (Auto 1440 Syllabus.doc) and two main folders: Assignments, Quizzes, and Exams and Lesson Plans. The Assignments, Quizzes, and Exams folder contains folders for each chapter. Each chapter contains a sample quiz, a sample test, a crossword, and a folder with lab exercises. The Lesson Plans folder contains one to two lesson plans for each chapter. Below is a list of the files organized by folder, with the file name and size provided in parenthesis.

Assignments, Quizzes and Exams

Chapter 1- Carbon Fuels and the Environment

• Quiz Sample (Chapter 1 Quiz Sample.doc 37 KB)
• Test Sample (Chapter 1 Test Sample.doc 37 KB)
• Carbon-Based Fuels and the Environment (crossword011.pdf 16 KB)
• Labs
  • Emission and Chemical Identification (Emission and Chemical Identification NATEF Chapter 1.doc 328 KB)
  • Emission Label Terms (Emission Label Terms NATEF Chapter 1.doc 328 KB)
  • Emissions Standard Identification (Emissions Standard Identification NATEF Chapter 1.doc 439 KB)

Chapter 2- Intro to HEVs

• Quiz Sample (Chapter 2 Quiz Sample.doc 37 KB)
• Test Sample (Chapter 2 Test Sample.doc 37 KB)
• Introduction to Hybrid Vehicles (crossword02.pdf 16 KB)
• Labs
  • Hybrid Electric Vehicle Identification (Hybrid Electric Vehicle Identification NATEF Chapter 2.doc 1.7 MB)
  • Hybrid Electric Vehicle Nomenclature Hybrid Electric Vehicle Nomenclature NATEF Chapter 2.doc 1.4 MB)
  • Types of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (Types of Hybrid Electric Vehicles NATEF Chapter 2.doc 377 KB)

Chapter 3- ICE Systems

• Quiz Sample (Chapter 3 Quiz Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Test Sample (Chapter 3 Test Sample.doc 30 KB)
• Internal Combustion Engine Systems (crossword03.pdf 11 KB)
• Labs
  • Hybrid Electric Vehicle Engine Features (Hybrid Electric Vehicle Engine Features NATEF Chapter 3.doc 323 KB)
  • Hybrid Vehicle ICE Service Precautions (Hybrid Vehicle ICE Service Precautions NATEF Chapter 3.doc 3.3 MB)

Chapter 4- Gas and Alt Fuels

• Quiz Sample (Chapter 4 Quiz Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Test Sample (Chapter 4 Test Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Gasoline and Alternative Fuels (crossword04.pdf 11 KB)
• Labs
  • Alcohol Content in Gasoline (Alcohol Content in Gasoline NATEF Chapter 4.doc 456 KB)
  • Alternative Fuel Power and Economy Specifications (Alternative Fuel Power and Economy Specifications NATEF.doc 1.4 MB)
  • Flexible Fuel Vehicle Identification (Flexible Fuel Vehicle Identification NATEF Chapter 4.doc 1.6 MB)
  • Gasoline Engine Identification (Gasoline Engine Identification NATEF Chapter 4.doc 558 KB)

Chapter 5- HEV Battery and Service

• Quiz Sample (Chapter 5 Quiz Sample.doc 30 KB)
• Test Sample (Chapter 5 Test Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Hybrid Batteries and Battery Service (crossword05.pdf 11 KB)
• Labs
  • Hybrid Battery Identification  (Hybrid Battery Identification NATEF Chapter 5.doc 323 KB)
  • Hybrid Vehicle Auxiliary Battery (Hybrid Vehicle Auxiliary Battery NATEF Chapter 5.doc 322 KB)

Chapter 6- Motors, Generators, and Controls

• Quiz Sample (Chapter 6 Quiz Sample.doc 31KB)
• Test Sample (Chapter 6 Test Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Electric Motors, Generators, and Controls (crossword06.pdf 11 KB)
• Labs
  • Hybrid Traction Motor Identification (Hybrid Traction Motor Identification NATEF Chapter 6.doc 1.5 MB)

Chapter 7- Regen Braking

• Quiz Sample (Chapter 7 Quiz Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Test Sample (Chapter 7 Test Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Regenerative Braking Systems (crossword07.pdf 12 KB)
• Labs
  • Regenerative Braking System Component ID (Regenerative Braking System Component ID NATEF.doc 1.3 MB)

Chapter 8- HEV Trans

• Quiz Sample (Chapter 8 Quiz Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Test Sample (Chapter 8 Test Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Hybrid Vehicle Transmissions and Transaxles (crossword08.pdf 11 KB)
• Labs
  • Hybrid Transmission Identification (Hybrid Transmission Identification NATEF Chapter 8.doc 1.5 MB)

Chapter 9- HEV Climate Control

• Quiz Sample (Chapter 9 Quiz Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Test Sample (Chapter 9 Test Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Hybrid Vehicle Heating and Air Conditioning (crossword09.pdf 11 KB)
• Labs
  • Hybrid Vehicle A/C System Precautions (Hybrid Vehicle AC System Precautions NATEF Chapter 9.doc 394 KB)

Chapter 10- HEV Safety

• Quiz Sample (Chapter 10 Quiz Sample.doc 31 KB)
• Test Sample (Chapter 10 Test Sample.doc 31 KB)
• First Responder and Safety Procedures (crossword10.pdf 11 KB)
• Labs
  • High-Voltage Circuits Identification (High voltage circuits identification NATEF Chapter 10.doc 817 KB)
  • High-Voltage Circuits Identification (High voltage circuits identification NATEF.doc 817 KB)
  • Hybrid Power Steering Circuits (Hybrid Power steering circuits NATEF Chapter 10.doc 3.4 MB)
  • Hybrid Vehicle HV Circuit Disconnect (Hybrid vehicle HV circuit disconnect NATEF Chapter 10.doc 2.8 MB)
  • Identify HV of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (Identify HV of hybrid electric vehicles NATEF Chapter 10.doc 1.5 MB)

Pre and Post Test

• Pre Test (Pre Test 1440.doc 28 KB)
• Post Test (Post Test 1440.doc 32 KB)

Lesson Plans

• Carbon Based Fuels and the Environment (Chapter 1 Lesson plan.doc 57 KB)
• Introduction to Hybrid Vehicles (Lesson plan Chapter 2.doc 57 KB)
• Internal Combustion Engine Systems #1 (Lesson Plan #1 Chapter 3.doc 59 KB)
• Internal Combustion Engine Systems #2 (Lesson Plan #2 Chapter 3.doc 58 KB)
• Gasoline and Alternative Fuels #1 (Lesson Plan #1 Chapter 4.doc 56 KB)
• Gasoline and Alternative Fuels #2 (Lesson Plan #2 Chapter 4.doc 59 KB)
• Hybrid Batteries and Battery Service #1 (Lesson Plan #1 Chapter 5.doc 58 KB)
• Hybrid Batteries and Battery Service #2 (Lesson Plan #2 Chapter 5.doc 59 KB)
• Electric Motors, Generators, and Controls (Lesson Plan Chapter 6.doc 58 KB)
• Regenerative Braking Systems (Lesson Plan Chapter 7.doc 58 KB)
• Hybrid Vehicle Transmissions and Transaxles #1 (Lesson Plan #1 Chapter 8.doc 59 KB)
• Hybrid Vehicle Transmissions and Transaxles #2 (Lesson Plan #2 Chapter 8.doc 58 KB)
• Hybrid Vehicle Heating and A/C #1 (Lesson Plan #1 Chapter 9.doc 59 KB)
• Hybrid Vehicle Heating and A/C #2 (Lesson Plan #2 Chapter 9.doc 58 KB)
• First Responder and Safety Procedures #1 (Lesson Plan #1 Chapter 10.doc 58 KB)
• First Responder and Safety Procedures #2 (Lesson Plan #2 Chapter 10.doc 57 KB)