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Modern Electric, Hybrid Electrc, and Fuel Cell Vehicles

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ISBN-10: 1420053981

ISBN-13: 9781420053982

Edition: 2nd 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Ehsani/Gao/Emad

List price: $170.00
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Air pollution, global warming, and the decrease in petroleum resources are stimulating interest in the development of safe, clean, and high-efficiency transportation. Electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell-powered drive train technologies offer the most promising solutions to these issues affecting the automotive industry. Building on the foundation of the bestselling first edition, this text delivers expanded and detailed coverage of the fundamentals, theory, and design of electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles. This edition continues to provide an invaluable, in-depth resource and comprehensive reference for modern automotive systems engineers, practitioners, students, and…    
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Book details

List price: $170.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication date: 9/21/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 557
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Environmental Impact and History of Modern Transportation
Air Pollution
Global Warming
Petroleum Resources
Induced Costs
Importance of Different Transportation Development Strategies to Future Oil Supply
History of EVs
History of HEVs
History of Fuel Cell Vehicles
Fundamentals of Vehicle Propulsion and Brake
General Description of Vehicle Movement
Vehicle Resistance
Dynamic Equation
Tire���Ground Adhesion and Maximum Tractive Effort
Power Train Tractive Effort and Vehicle Speed
Vehicle Power Plant and Transmission Characteristics
Vehicle Performance
Operating Fuel Economy
Brake Performance
Internal Combustion Engines
4S, Spark-Ignited IC Engines
4S, Compression-Ignition IC Engines
2S Engines
Wankel Rotary Engines
Stirling Engines
Gas Turbine Engines
Quasi-Isothermal Brayton Cycle Engines
Electric Vehicles
Configurations of EVs
Performance of EVs
Tractive Effort in Normal Driving
Energy Consumption
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Concept of Hybrid Electric Drive Trains
Architectures of Hybrid Electric Drive Trains
Electric Propulsion Systems
DC Motor Drives
Induction Motor Drives
Permanent Magnetic BLDC Motor Drives
SRM Drives
Design Principle of Series (Electrical Coupling) Hybrid Electric Drive Train
Operation Patterns
Control Strategies
Design Principles of a Series (Electrical Coupling)
Hybrid Drive Train
Design Example
Parallel (Mechanically Coupled) Hybrid Electric Drive Train Design
Drive Train Configuration and Design Objectives
Control Strategies
Parametric Design of a Drive Train
Simulations
Design and Control Methodology of Series���Parallel (Torque and Speed Coupling) Hybrid Drive Train
Drive Train Configuration
Drive Train Control Methodology
Drive Train Parameters Design
Simulation of an Example Vehicle
Design and Control Principles of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Statistics of Daily Driving Distance
Energy Management Strategy
Energy Storage Design
Mild Hybrid Electric Drive Train Design
Energy Consumed in Braking and Transmission
Parallel Mild Hybrid Electric Drive Train
Series���Parallel Mild Hybrid Electric Drive Train
Peaking Power Sources and Energy Storages
Electrochemical Batteries
Ultracapacitors
Ultra-High-Speed Flywheels
Hybridization of Energy Storages
Fundamentals of Regenerative Breaking
Braking Energy Consumed in Urban Driving
Braking Energy versus Vehicle Speed
Braking Energy versus Braking Power
Braking Power versus Vehicle Speed
Braking Energy versus Vehicle Deceleration Rate
Braking Energy on Front and Rear Axles
Brake System of EV, HEV, and FCV
Fuel Cells
Operating Principles of Fuel Cells
Electrode Potential and Current���Voltage Curve
Fuel and Oxidant Consumption
Fuel Cell System Characteristics
Fuel Cell Technologies
Fuel Supply
Non-Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Drive Train Design
Configuration
Control Strategy
Parametric Design
Design Example
Design of Series Hybrid Drive Train for Off-Road Vehicles
Motion Resistance
Tracked Series Hybrid Vehicle Drive Train Architecture
Parametric Design of the Drive Train
Engine/Generator Power Design
Power and Energy Design of Energy Storage
Appendices
Index