Sustainable Automotive Science Strand
Electrical Strand Course Outline for four semesters, DRAFT-2
SEMESTER 1-BASIC ELECTRONICS
- Concepts
- atomic basis for electricity
- atomic particles
- magnetism
- How electricity converts to light-- bulbs: incandescent, fluorescent, LEDs
- AC and DC circuits in vehicles
- How electricity converts to motors, actuators
- How electricity converts to heat for vehicles
- How electricity converts to sound-- buzzers, speakers, and alarms in vehicles
- Skills
- Soldering
- Read symbols
- Read schematics
- Use multimeter
- Electric calculations
- Basic terms
- Basic safety
- Wiring and cables
- Assemble a circuit board
- Make a housing appropriate for a vehicle
- Generator
- Alternator
- Hydrogen fuel cell
- Onboard PV panels on vehicles
- Understand how to install and test
- understand science of each
- Vehicle Motors--DC and AC
- Controllers, function and use
- Batteries--various types, properties, recharging requirements, maintenance
- Basic vehicle body work--filler, sanding, priming and paint
- Vehicle aerodynamics and effective modifications
- Make and integrated circuit board for a vehicle
- Design an automitive circuit using schematics (use computer CAD software if possible)
- Do an automotive project like an integrated circuit or an electric vehicle,