INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY IN AID OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLOITATION

This research aims to examine the effective and applicability of the infrared thermography approach in electric vehicle research, development and exploatation. Qualitative thermographic analysis was used for operational control and assess the state of the controlled object's temperature fields and display of temperature anomalies and quantitative analysis to determine the numerical values of the characteristics of the temperature fields of the controlled objects detected defects. Mainly are analysed the thermographic results used as a criterion during the study of the traction battery characteristics. Brief discussion is also given of the results of thermographic measurements of the electric motor, coupe and solar panel of an experimental electric vehicle-lab.