PACCAR
E-Truck Electrical Architecture
The electrification of trucks introduces many interesting architectural questions. For instance, the peak and operating voltage will need to consider available drive-line, battery and power electronics components. Meanwhile, this student team will work to consider the efficiency implications and conduct trade studies. In this project the student team will work to design a preliminary electrical architecture with the help of industry-standard tools and computer simulation. As a necessary first step in this design process, the student team will work to study and understand the electrical architecture of the original diesel truck. This student team will work to model Electrical Architecture to provide a software/hardware-in-the-loop optimization capability. This student team will work to complete the initial architecture definition and documentation (this is required). Outcomes this student team will work to achieve include: 1)A schematic of the electrical architecture of the original truck, 2) A schematic of the modified architecture for E-truck with all relevant parameters, 3) Supporting documentation: component selection, design assumptions, simulation results, design requirements/specifications, safety, and discussion and limitations of the chosen design.
Faculty Adviser
Sep Makhsous,
Assistant Teaching Professor,
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Students
Jennifer Nguyen
Max White
Samuel Profit
Tyson Truong
William Friedman
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