Electric Vehicle Technology Explained
Published on 18. December 2003
314 pages
978-0-470-09069-5 (ISBN)
Description
While the classic battery electric car continues to make only asmall impact on the automobile market, other types of electricvehicle, especially hybrids, have made significant and promisingimprovements. Moreover, small battery electric vehicles such asbicycles and mobility aids are also developing well. Presentingmore than 160 diagrams and pictures, this book explains the scienceand technology behind these important developments, and alsointroduces the issues that underpin the design and performancemodelling of electric vehicles.
Electric Vehicle Technology Explained:
* Encompasses a full range of electric vehicles: bicycles,mobility aids, delivery vehicles and buses - not justcars.
* Covers all the basic technology relating to electric roadvehicles - batteries, super capacitors, flywheels, fuelcells, electric motors and their controllers, and systemdesign.
* Considers the environmental benefits and disadvantages ofelectric vehicles and their component devices.
* Includes case studies of a range of batteries, hybrids and fuelcell powered vehicles, from bicycles to buses.
* Offers many MATLAB¯® examples explaining thedesign of appropriate computer prediction models.
Professionals, researchers and engineers in the electric vehicleindustry as well as advanced students in electrical and mechanicalengineering will benefit from this comprehensive coverage ofelectric vehicle technology.
Electric Vehicle Technology Explained:
* Encompasses a full range of electric vehicles: bicycles,mobility aids, delivery vehicles and buses - not justcars.
* Covers all the basic technology relating to electric roadvehicles - batteries, super capacitors, flywheels, fuelcells, electric motors and their controllers, and systemdesign.
* Considers the environmental benefits and disadvantages ofelectric vehicles and their component devices.
* Includes case studies of a range of batteries, hybrids and fuelcell powered vehicles, from bicycles to buses.
* Offers many MATLAB¯® examples explaining thedesign of appropriate computer prediction models.
Professionals, researchers and engineers in the electric vehicleindustry as well as advanced students in electrical and mechanicalengineering will benefit from this comprehensive coverage ofelectric vehicle technology.
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James Larminie is a Principal Lecturer and is Director of Postgraduate Studies in the School of Technology at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, UK. He co-authored the first edition of Electric Vehicle Technology Explained with Jon Lowry, which was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2003.
Dr John Lowry, Acenti Designs Ltd., Swindon, UK
Dr John Lowry is an engineer who has worked in industry and academia. He studied for his PhD at Queen Mary College, London University, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, a Fellow of the Energy Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology. He was a Principal Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University from 1983 to 2001. He has acted as a consultant to numerous organisations in the UK and abroad and has been a consultant to the UN.
Content
Acknowledgments.
Abbreviations.
Symbols.
1. Introduction.
A brief history.
Developments towards the end of the 20th century.
Types of Electric Vehicle in use Today.
Electric Vehicles for the Future.
2. Batteries.
Introduction.
Battery Parameters.
Lead Acid Batteries.
Nickel-Based Batteries.
Sodium Based Batteries.
Lithium Batteries.
Metal Air Batteries.
Battery Charging .
The Designer's Choice of Battery.
Use of Batteries in Hybrid Vehicles.
Battery Modeling.
In Conclusion
3. Alternative and Novel Energy Sources and Stores.
Introduction.
Solar Photovoltaics.
Wind Power.
Flywheels.
Super Capacitors.
Supply Rails.
4. Fuel Cells.
Fuel Cells, a Real Option?
Hydrogen Fuel Cells - Basic Principles.
Fuel Cell Thermodynamics - An Introd.uction.
Connecting Cells in Series - the Bipolar Plate.
Water Management in the PEM Fuel Cell.
Thermal Management of the PEM Fuel Cell.
A Complete Fuel Cell System.
5. Hydrogen Supply.
Introduction.
Fuel Reforming.
Hydrogen Storage I: Storage as Hydrogen.
Hydrogen Storage II: Chemical Methods.
6. Electric Machines and their Controllers.
The 'Brushed' DC Electric Motor.
DC Regulation and Voltage Conversion.
Brushless Electric Motors.
Motor Cooling, Efficiency, Size and Mass.
Electrical Machines for Hybrid Vehicles.
7. Electric Vehicle Modeling.
Introduction.
Tractive Effort.
Modeling Vehicle Acceleration.
Modeling Electric Vehicle Range.
Simulations - a Summary.
8. Design Considerations.
Introduction.
Aerodynamic Considerations.
Consideration of rolling resistance.
Transmission efficiency.
Consideration of vehicle mass.
Electric Vehicle Chassis and Body Design.
General Issues in Design.
9. Design of Ancillary Systems.
Introduction.
Heating and Cooling Systems.
Design of the Controls.
Power Steering.
Choice of Tyres.
Wing Mirrors, Aerials and Luggage Racks.
Electric Vehicles Recharging and Refuelling Systems.
10. Electric Vehicles and the Environment.
Introduction.
Vehicle Pollution: the Effect.
Vehicle Pollution: A Quantitative Analysis.
Vehicle Pollution in Context.
Alternative and Sustainable Energy via the Grid.
Using Sustainable Energy with Fueled Vehicles.
The Role of Regulations and Law Makers.
11. Case Studies.
Introduction.
Recharging Battery Vehicles.
Hybrid Vehicles.
Fuel Cell Powered Bus.
Conclusion.
Appendix: MATLAB¯®Examples.
Index.
Abbreviations.
Symbols.
1. Introduction.
A brief history.
Developments towards the end of the 20th century.
Types of Electric Vehicle in use Today.
Electric Vehicles for the Future.
2. Batteries.
Introduction.
Battery Parameters.
Lead Acid Batteries.
Nickel-Based Batteries.
Sodium Based Batteries.
Lithium Batteries.
Metal Air Batteries.
Battery Charging .
The Designer's Choice of Battery.
Use of Batteries in Hybrid Vehicles.
Battery Modeling.
In Conclusion
3. Alternative and Novel Energy Sources and Stores.
Introduction.
Solar Photovoltaics.
Wind Power.
Flywheels.
Super Capacitors.
Supply Rails.
4. Fuel Cells.
Fuel Cells, a Real Option?
Hydrogen Fuel Cells - Basic Principles.
Fuel Cell Thermodynamics - An Introd.uction.
Connecting Cells in Series - the Bipolar Plate.
Water Management in the PEM Fuel Cell.
Thermal Management of the PEM Fuel Cell.
A Complete Fuel Cell System.
5. Hydrogen Supply.
Introduction.
Fuel Reforming.
Hydrogen Storage I: Storage as Hydrogen.
Hydrogen Storage II: Chemical Methods.
6. Electric Machines and their Controllers.
The 'Brushed' DC Electric Motor.
DC Regulation and Voltage Conversion.
Brushless Electric Motors.
Motor Cooling, Efficiency, Size and Mass.
Electrical Machines for Hybrid Vehicles.
7. Electric Vehicle Modeling.
Introduction.
Tractive Effort.
Modeling Vehicle Acceleration.
Modeling Electric Vehicle Range.
Simulations - a Summary.
8. Design Considerations.
Introduction.
Aerodynamic Considerations.
Consideration of rolling resistance.
Transmission efficiency.
Consideration of vehicle mass.
Electric Vehicle Chassis and Body Design.
General Issues in Design.
9. Design of Ancillary Systems.
Introduction.
Heating and Cooling Systems.
Design of the Controls.
Power Steering.
Choice of Tyres.
Wing Mirrors, Aerials and Luggage Racks.
Electric Vehicles Recharging and Refuelling Systems.
10. Electric Vehicles and the Environment.
Introduction.
Vehicle Pollution: the Effect.
Vehicle Pollution: A Quantitative Analysis.
Vehicle Pollution in Context.
Alternative and Sustainable Energy via the Grid.
Using Sustainable Energy with Fueled Vehicles.
The Role of Regulations and Law Makers.
11. Case Studies.
Introduction.
Recharging Battery Vehicles.
Hybrid Vehicles.
Fuel Cell Powered Bus.
Conclusion.
Appendix: MATLAB¯®Examples.
Index.
