Research Activities

Research is being conducted in the following areas:

1. On-board Modular Battery Management System
   We are currently designing and fabricating an on-board battery charger/management system to protect batteries from overcharge and overdischarge during vehicle operation and refueling. 
2. Solid state active load battery pack discharger
   We are currently designing and fabricating a solid state active load, which can be used to automatically discharge and electric vehicle at a specified rate to a specified cut-off voltage. 
3. Battery Charger and Battery Pack Testing Station
4. Comparison of four types of batteries to choose the most suitable for Solectria electric cars. 
5. Electric vehicle battery pack discharge test to determine working capacity. 
6. Electric vehicle range tests. 
7. Battery charger and charge algorithm evaluation including study of efficiency, power factor, and harmonics. 
8. Fast battery charging using battery-to-battery charging techniques. 
9. Photovoltaic powered electric vehicle battery charging station.