TRAD6200 - Intro to Hybrid & Electric Vehicles

Maui College - HO'ALA

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Course Description

This course explains and examines safety when using high voltage, maintenance, drivability, inverter power transfer, battery technologies, hydrogen-electric power, and fuel cell technology. Prepares students for work in the automotive field on hybrid and electric vehicles. Because this course is inherently dangerous all lectures and trainer board work must be complete before any shop work will be assigned. This course includes in class lectures, demonstrations, and lab work in shop training units and "live" service vehicles.

Course Outline

Prepares students for work in the automotive field on hybrid and electric vehicles.

Assessment is based on presentation and investigation sections. These are done by 28 quizzes as well as 15 practical assessments(task/shop/lab) worksheets.

Learner Outcomes

1. Demonstrates the importance of safety while servicing hybrid vehicles.

2. Demonstrate the ability to understand, diagnose, and service the different types of H.E.V. systems.

3. Demonstrates the ability to explain, diagnose and service the components of a hybrid or electric vehicle.

4. Demonstrates the principles of how the High Voltage (HV) batteries are constructed and be able to disassemble and reassemble

Prerequisites

English 22 or better or consent of instructor. AMT 100, 140 and 141 or consent of instructor. Student must maintain a valid Hawaii Driver's License throughout duration of the automotive course of studies or consent of instructor.

Recommendations

1. Demonstrate the ability to identify safety equipment needed to service a hybrid vehicle.

2. Demonstrate the ability to identify the High Voltage (HV) components of a hybrid vehicle.

3. Demonstrate the ability to understand how hybrid vehicles are rated.

4. Demonstrate the ability to identify the difference of a conventional vehicle from a hybrid vehicle.

5. Demonstrate the ability how a hybrid vehicle operates.

6. Demonstrate the ability to understand how the High Voltage battery (HV) of a hybrid vehicle is constructed.

7. Demonstrate the ability to disable an HV battery pack.

8. Demonstrate the ability to see that the HV components are not energized after the HV battery is disabled.

9. Demonstrate the ability to disable the charge of the capacitor,

10. Demonstrate the ability to understand the different cooling systems of a hybrid vehicle.

11. Demonstrate the ability to understand the 12-volt system of a hybrid vehicle.

12. Demonstrate the ability to jump-start a hybrid vehicle. 13. Demonstrate the ability to diagnose and service a hybrid vehicle.