Online Course Development for eVehicle Motor Control

There are numerous undergraduate and graduate courses on electric motor control, some of them including detailed practical assignments. The knowledge and practical skills of embedded control and power electronics is mandatory for these practical assignments. Understanding the basics of motor control in electrical vehicles, also requires knowledge of tuning control parameters, especially PI control parameters, in current and speed controllers. In the paper the online course development for eVehicle motor control is discussed. The online simulations start from a generic controller, where the concept of a cascaded speed-current controller is outlined, and gradually build-up in detail, to field-oriented control of interior permanent magnet motors and induction motors. Each step in the improvement of the control is verified using online simulation. The students can practice and test the various control methods, and have direct response without any worry about installation and execution of the underlying simulation program.