Author(s): Chris Mi, M. Abul Masrur | Publisher: Wiley | Year: 2017 | Language: English | Pages: 580 | Size: 10 MB | Extension: pdf
The latest developments in the field of hybrid electric vehicles
Hybrid
Electric Vehicles provides an introduction to hybrid vehicles, which
include purely electric, hybrid electric, hybrid hydraulic, fuel cell
vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric, and off-road hybrid vehicular
systems. It focuses on the power and propulsion systems for these
vehicles, including issues related to power and energy management. Other
topics covered include hybrid vs. pure electric, HEV system
architecture (including plug-in & charging control and hydraulic),
off-road and other industrial utility vehicles, safety and EMC, storage
technologies, vehicular power and energy management, diagnostics and
prognostics, and electromechanical vibration issues.
Hybrid
Electric Vehicles, Second Edition is a comprehensively updated new
edition with four new chapters covering recent advances in hybrid
vehicle technology. New areas covered include battery modelling, charger
design, and wireless charging. Substantial details have also been
included on the architecture of hybrid excavators in the chapter related
to special hybrid vehicles. Also included is a chapter providing an
overview of hybrid vehicle technology, which offers a perspective on the
current debate on sustainability and the environmental impact of hybrid
and electric vehicle technology.
Completely updated with new chapters
Covers recent developments, breakthroughs, and technologies, including new drive topologies
Explains HEV fundamentals and applications
Offers a holistic perspective on vehicle electrification
Hybrid
Electric Vehicles: Principles and Applications with Practical
Perspectives, Second Edition is a great resource for researchers and
practitioners in the automotive industry, as well as for graduate
students in automotive engineering.