EEE Day at MU: Exploring the Future of Electric Vehicles
The Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) department at Al Maaref University organized a full-day activity titled “EEE Day” in collaboration with the MU Engineering Club on Friday, the 17th of May, on the university campus. The theme of the event was "Electric Vehicles (EV)". EEE Day addressed a variety of subjects and included hands-on experiments related to EVs.
These activities were conducted by the department instructors and alumni students. The day began with a talk on the history of electric vehicles and their impact on the engineering profession and new technologies (e.g., SiC, GaN). This was followed by an interactive session on sizing EV powertrains using MATLAB. The morning session concluded with a presentation on the EV functional safety standard ISO 26262 and automotive safety integrity levels (ASIL) A through D, including examples of design strategies for subsystems required to satisfy different ASIL levels.
The afternoon sessions delved into technical topics related to EVs, such as worst-case analysis, load dumps, voltage trackers, and snubber circuit design. Engineering students actively participated in these activities by simulating circuits via Pspice and conducting hands-on experiments in the university electronics labs.