Modern Electric Vehicle Technology
Published on 11. October 2001
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-19-850416-0 (ISBN)
Description
Modern Electric Vehicle Technology covers multidisciplinary aspects of electric vehicles (EVs), and is written for a wide coverage of readers including students, researchers, engineers and administrators. This book is probably the first comprehensive reference book on electric vehicles that includes the following distinct features; It concisely and precisely reviews the state of the art of EV technology and the historical development of EVs, presents the engineering philosophy of electric vehicles. Identifies new configurations, concepts and classifications of modern EV and hybrid EV (HEV) systems. Provides in-depth discussions on electric propulsion systems, emerging EV energy sources and latest EV auxiliaries. Presents the concept of system level simulation and a dedicated EV simulator for system optimisation. and discusses the key issues relating to commercialisation and implementation of EVs.
Reviews / Votes
"Chan and Chau are unabashed enthusiasts for the EV. Their backstage work has been assiduous and careful over the last 20 years ... It has the ring of authority," * Power Engineering Journal *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous tables, figures and halftones
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
646 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-850416-0 (9780198504160)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
1. Engineering Philosophy of EV Developments ; 2. EV and HEV Developments ; 3. EV Systems ; 4. HEV Systems ; 5. Electric Propulsion ; 6. Energy Sources ; 7. EV Auxiliaries ; 8. EV Simulation ; 9. EV Infrastructure ; 10. Energy, environment and economy