Instructor schedule
From Manual
Registration information for the course is available on this site.
| Date | instructor(s) | Topics | Time(hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2009 | Juergen Weichert | Housekeeping, Intro (safety, overview of Evs, EV conponents, conversion, 'consider your route', buying vs building, conversion vs scratch build, pictures of EVs) | 1 |
| Richard Hatherill | Theoretical, physics, intro on batteries (types, deep cycle, AGM, etc.), basic block diagram, Volts, Amps, Ohm's law, Pheukert rule, mechanical force, work, horse power, torque, peak power required, spreadsheet tool. [download handout (.ppt)] [Trip Scenario Worksheet (.xls)] | 2 | |
| May 27, 2009 | Renton Patterson | Circuits, fuses, wiring and safety. Schematics, wiring diagram, wiring type, size and ratings. AC vs DC drive systems. Instrumentation, temperature. [download handout (.pdf)] | 3 |
| June 3, 2009 | Richard Lane (with Michael Anderson, Allan Poulsen)* | Overall conversion process, component selection, component installation, Workshop practices for safety, standards (ie: orange wire covering), winter considerations. [download handout (.pdf)] | 3 |
| June 10, 2009 | Richard Lane (with Michael Anderson, Allan Poulsen)* | Continuation of conversion topics (using June 3 handout) | 3 |
| June 17, 2009 | Richard Lane/Ron Rancourt, Allan Poulsen | Summary of EV Conversion Process (download Summary of Conversion Process handout (.pdf)), Experiences of an EV Owner: Registration, insurance, driving an EV, vehicle and battery maintenance. (download Experience of an EV Owner handout (20M .pdf)) | 3 |
| June 24, 2009 | Charles Richer | Battery monitoring, measuring, what a BMS is supposed to do. [download handout (.pdf)] | 3 |
| July 1, 2009 | - | NO CLASS SCHEDULED - Holiday | - |
| July 8, 2009 | Darryl McMahon | Screening off Who Killed the Electric Car? and Presentation "The Electric Car Isn't Dead" by Darryl McMahon | 3 |
| July 15, 2009 | Chris Ives | Vehicle to Grid, Renewable Energy, Energy scarcity and EV efficiency, environment and battery recycling. [download handout (.pdf)] | 3 |
| July 22, 2009 | Doug Yuill, Darryl McMahon | Advanced Batteries (inside and outside)[download presentation (.ppt)] History of EVs [download handout (.odp)][Notes (.odt)][Notes (.pdf)] Conversion Workshop info, Course Review. | 3 |
There is also a PDF version of the above schedule.
Note: files with extensions .odt (Open Document Text), .odp (Open Document Presentation) and .ods (Open Document Spreadsheet) are in a document format standard know as Open Document Format (ODF) and can be used by many application, including the free and open OpenOffice.org productivity suite.
