We have published some articles about electric vehicle-related project ideas here in this blog. I’m glad many of them helped students search for their Degrees, Masters, and Ph.D. projects.
Today we have an updated list of projects that includes the latest trends in the industry as well. The list includes technical and management-related projects. I haven’t organized the list but you can find electrical, mechanical, and environmental engineering projects in this list. It includes AI-related projects as well.
You may use these hints to develop a lot of useful electric vehicle projects. I have included links to the most relevant posts about the topic.
List of Electric Vehicle Project Ideas
- Auto adjustment of the control strategy based on the data collected from the vehicle (driving pattern, temperature, etc.)
- On-air updates for the best strategy selection based on the collected data from the vehicle
- Controllers for Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) for EVs and Detailed comparison with Induction Motor Drives (Efficiency, Range, Energy Consumption, etc.)
- Autohold feature development
- Control strategy development for HEV for minimization of energy consumption
- Comparison of P1, P2, P3, P4 configuration of HEV using simulation studies
- Effect of regenerative braking on HEV battery
- Impact of hybridization on emissions
- Development of an algorithm for a smooth driving experience with regenerative braking (hardware + simulation)
- One-pedal driving for electric vehicles
- Simulation studies of the effectiveness of regenerative braking for small electric vehicles
- VCU for two-axle vehicle (to split the torque demand equally or in such a way that to operate the motors at their maximum efficiency)
- The study of different control techniques for electric vehicles, switching of modulation techniques based on the efficiency of operations, etc. are a few topics related to the EV controller.
- Sensitivity analysis of vehicle design parameters such as mass, coefficient of aerodynamic drag, frontal area, etc.
- Accurate Battery model for SoH estimation
- Powertrain dimensioning for minimal power losses
- Regenerative braking simulation studies for different driving cycles
- A bidirectional buck-boost converter
- Two-quadrant/four-quadrant buck-boost converter
- Power train design and optimization (simulation of vehicle model in MATLAB)
- Development of Inverter for EV (Detailed modeling and simulation) – Study the impact of different topologies – PWM, SVPWM, etc.
- If you are interested in Power Systems as well, then you may think about Bidirectional chargers (Simulation and modeling)
- Harmonic reduction in the onboard charger (Comparison of topologies, harmonic reduction techniques, etc.)
- Impact of regenerative braking on the life of the battery
- Regenerative braking to bring the vehicle to a standstill
- Single pedal driving for Electric Scooter (possibility)
- Impact of vehicle mass on regenerative braking
- Low-cost Electric Vehicle Controller for electric scooters
- Energy-optimized controller for electric vehicles (scooters and rickshaws)
- Comparison of different modulation techniques for EV controller with 3-phase induction motor
- Switching loss minimization for ECU (Research)
- Impact of overcurrent (acceleration) on ECUs
- Development of torque split strategy for parallel HEV
- Energy-efficient control strategy for PHEV
- Detailed comparison of Mild HEV and Full HEV – Simulation model
- Carbon emission reduction analysis for HEV and Gasoline cars
- Wireless instrumentation cluster to display the battery and other vehicle parameters.
- Simple Controller for Electric two-wheeler (DC, PMSM, or Induction)
- Battery Management System for electric vehicle battery
- Thermal protection circuit for EV battery – integrated into BMS
- SVPWM inverter and modes of operation for switching loss minimization
- Multi-level inverter for electric vehicle
- Bidirectional converter for regenerative braking
- Efficient regenerative braking using ultracapacitor
- Novel topology for electric vehicle inverter
- Thermal loss minimization in an EV inverter
- Regenerative braking with minimum switching loss
- Protection circuit for electric vehicle inverter
- Power factor improvement in inverter and performance analysis in EV model
- Simulation model of inverter strategies for different driving cycles
- Optimal energy utilization of EV using VCU
- A control strategy to minimize energy loss in a passenger car
- Power split strategy using fuzzy control in a hybrid electric vehicle
- Reverse parking assistance system for an electric vehicle
- Charging station locator and battery monitoring for electric vehicles
- Vehicle control system for autonomous driving!!
- Vehicle control system for cruise control
- Thermal management of vehicle
- Driver suggestion system collecting road data
- Anti-lock brake control
- V2G from Driver’s and Utility’s perspective – Simulation model for Peak Load Shaving, Reducing Energy cost, etc.
- Impact of V2G on power quality
- Algorithm for V2G and V2H
-The algorithm should take care of the energy cost.
-It shall communicate with the Car/ mobile app to identify the charging rate set by the driver.
-if it is at home and the energy tariff is a ‘time of use’ tariff then the objective shall be to minimize the energy cost - Stability analysis of the power utility grid connected with a cluster of charging stations
- V2G at private charging stations
- Thermal management at charging stations
- Renewable sources connected charging station (solar)
- Harmonics reduction while using charging stations
- Level 2 charging station hardware setup
- Bidirectional charging station simulation and hardware setup
- Cooling system design and setup for fast charging station
- Smart selection of charging patterns
- Development of high energy density battery
- BMS for Li-Ion battery
- Complete battery model in MATLAB for EV simulation
- Advanced battery modeling that includes the effect of temperature, internal resistance, etc.
- Thermal management system for EV battery for Fast Charging
- Battery model for EV in MATLAB for SoH estimation
- Controller for Induction motor /PMSM motor/ brushes DC motor/ reluctance motor for EV ( it should have regenerative braking capability)
- Ultracapacitor battery combination for EV regenerative braking
- Simple BMS for Li-ion battery
- Develop a smart charging station for Electric Vehicles that communicates with adjacent charging stations and limit the power flow based on the total demand d on the power utility grid
- Development of a bidirectional charger that could enable V2G
- Detailed study of the V2G at private charging stations
- Harmonic distortion from EV charging stations
- DC-DC converter for Vehicle to Vehicle charging
- Comparative study of AC and DC chargers for EVs
- BMS for EVs that have fast charging capabilities
- Prototype of fast charging station for an electric car
- Over current protection for electric car charging stations
- Energy management for Vehicle to Grid integrated electric vehicle
- Automatic billing system for electric vehicle charging
- Peak demand management using electric vehicle
- Solar charging stations for electric vehicle
- Harmonic reduction in electric vehicle charging stations
- Adaptive charging based on load tariff
- Efficient level 2 charging station for home
- Switching loss reduction in level 2 charging stations
- State of charge estimation for an electric vehicle battery
- Strategies for long life of electric car battery
- Novel technique for cell balancing of electric vehicle
- Protection circuits for electric vehicle battery
- Thermal management to increase battery life
- Advanced and accurate state of charge estimation using filters
- Cell voltage measurement and cell balance in electric vehicle
- Data analysis in BMS using cloud computing
- Ideal power minimization in BMS – develop BMS with low power consumption
- DC-DC converter with low switching loss
- Intelligent dual operation of DC-DC converter (charger and converter)
- Multilevel DC-DC converter
- Small DC-DC converter for EVs
- Analysis to find the best DC-DC converter for an electric vehicle
- Filter for DC-DC converters to charge low-voltage EV battery
- Cooling system design for DC-DC converters
- DC-DC converter for solar powered electric vehicles
- DC-DC converter for Vehicle to Vehicle charging
- Switching strategy for minimal power loss in DC-DC converter
- Environmental impact of EV on its whole life (from the production to the disposal of batteries etc.)
- Solar charging stations and Conventional charging stations (electricity from coal) comparison.
- The carbon footprint from EV and IC engine vehicles
- Quantitative analysis of pollution in a city if we replace all the vehicles with EV
- Vibration analysis of electric motors for electric vehicles
- Multispeed gearbox for electric vehicles and its feasibility analysis
- Two-speed gearbox for quick acceleration of electric vehicles (Eg. Porsche Taycan)
- Build a hybrid electric bicycle (pedal and electric motor powered)
- Electric scooter conversion
- Energy analysis for an electric scooter (made by you) – comparison of simulation results and actual values
- V2G from Driver’s and Utility’s Perspective – Economics and Social Impacts
- Smart charging for EVs for peak load shaving – Economics of the power utility
- Impact of infrastructure (charging station) development in the mass adoption of EVs
- Battery As A Service (BaaS) and its impacts on EV adoption
- PHEV & BEV comparison (economics)
- Driving cycle development for electric vehicle simulation
- Closed loop Electric Vehicle modeling in Matlab
- Energy analysis of EVs on different driving cycles
- Optimal selection of components of EV from vehicle simulation analysis
- Life analysis of electric vehicle
- Electric motor performance analysis in EV for different driving cycles
- Electric Vehicle battery modeling in Matlab including self-discharge
- Performance improved battery modeling for EV simulation
- Electric battery life state of health model for EVs
- SVPWM speed control of PMSM
- Harmonic elimination in SVPWM inverter
- Low switching loss SVPWM inverter for Electric Vehicle
- Simulation model of induction motor and performance analysis for EV
- Efficiency map model for PMSM to use in EV simulation
- Efficiency map development for induction motor
- Performance analysis on induction motor MATLAB model on standard driving cycles
- Vehicle control unit modeling for minimal loss operation
- Optimal selection of components for EV powertrain from EV simulation
- Control strategy to minimize EV energy consumption using ADVISOR
- Battery performance analysis in complete vehicle model
- The SOC of life of the battery using a complete vehicle model
- Electric scooter development
- Simulation model of Electric Scooter
- Performance analysis of electric scooter with different motors
- Component selection for an electric scooter from open loop vehicle model
- Charging time optimization from real-time electric scooter data
- Battery performance of electric scooter from field data
- Electric scooter energy consumption – field data analysis
- Stage-by-stage energy analysis on open loop electric vehicle model
- Component rating from open loop EV model
- Vehicle performance on different driving cycle using open loop vehicle model
- Energy consumption minimization techniques from open loop vehicle model
- Sensitivity analysis of vehicle design parameters
- The critical factor of EV design and effects on energy consumption
- Factors for optimal vehicle design from open loop simulation
- Effectiveness of regenerative braking on electric scooter: analysis and design
- Regenerative braking at low speed: effect on driver comfort-simulation analysis
- Effect of regenerative braking on the Life of the Battery
- Development of an algorithm for efficient regenerative braking
- Supercapacitor integrated battery system for electric vehicle
- Design and simulation of regenerative braking using supercapacitor battery system
- Life and economic analysis of battery with a supercapacitor
- Efficiency improvement of regenerative braking using a supercapacitor
- Bidirectional converter for electric vehicle grid integration
- Load leveling algorithm for EV home charging
- Peak load shaving using the electric car
- Economical analysis of load leveling using EV
- All-wheel drive electric car VCU development
- Power split algorithm for multi-axle electric car for minimization of energy consumption
- Multi motor electric car : energy minimization algorithm
- Multi-battery AWD electric vehicle control algorithm and energy calculation
- Power system stability analysis with grid connected electric car
- Vehicle to Home for minimization of electricity bill
- Algorithm development for electricity bill minimization using controlled charging
- Switching loss minimization in grid-connected EVs
I hope this list will help you to choose a topic for your academic project.
GetElectricVehicle has published one book, “Electric Vehicle Research Projects” where we included a few projects, and it explains how to do each project in detail. You can check the details here and buy the book if you are interested.
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