Question Bank for Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage System.

  1. Discuss why in history Electric Vehicles didn’t get much popularity as compared to Internal Combustion Engine based vehicles. Why are we reconsidering the idea of Electric vehicles in the present era ?
  2. What do you mean by a “Electric Battery”. Discuss the State of Charge and Depth of Discharge in the context of a battery.
  3. Discuss major differences between Lithium-ion based battery and Lead-acid battery in terms of important parameters ?
  4. Discuss the working principle of lead-acid-based Battery.
  5. Discuss the following terms in the context of a battery:
    • a) Capacity
    • b) Specific Power
    • c) Specific Energy
    • d) Energy Density (Volumetric Energy Density)
  6. Discuss Aerodynamic drag. Discuss various components of aerodynamic drag. Discuss the importance of the drag coefficient and density of air in the context of Aerodynamic drag.