The purpose of this course is to teach engineering principles of electric transportation and the energy infrastructure. Product design considerations will be taught for products ranging from electric vehicles, two wheeled vehicles, powersports, buses, work equipment, marine, and explore the limits of electric for aerospace and flight. Battery storage and chemistry trends will be explored along with governing equations. The course will be unique and teach the engineering principles around the EV ecosystem including energy generation, renewables, distribution, and how the global grids functions, and how these new electrified devices can participate in ancillary services. Energy conversion will be taught with an overall goal of understanding the sources/inputs and output/uses of the US Grid and wells to wheels calculations of electric transport. Finally, the course will cover the environmental impacts and economics of electrification.
Instructor: Professor of the Practice Mike Tinskey, Former Director of Electrification @ Ford.
Mike Tinskey | George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (gatech.edu)
ME 4803-TIN and ME8803-TIN Spring 2023 (See Course Syllabus Below for More Details)
