Description
Book SynopsisA thoroughly revised third edition of this widely praised, bestselling textbook presents a comprehensive systems-level perspective of electric and hybrid vehicles with emphasis on technical aspects, mathematical relationships and basic design guidelines. The emerging technologies of electric vehicles require the dedication of current and future engineers, so the target audience for the book is the young professionals and students in engineering eager to learn about the area. The book is concise and clear, its mathematics are kept to a necessary minimum and it contains a well-balanced set of contents of the complex technology. Engineers of multiple disciplines can either get a broader overview or explore in depth a particular aspect of electric or hybrid vehicles.
Additions in the third edition include simulation-based design analysis of electric and hybrid vehicles and their powertrain components, particularly that of traction inverters, electric machines and motor drives. The
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Chapter 2 Vehicle Mechanics Chapter 3 Vehicle Architectures and Design Chapter 4 Autonomous Vehicles Chapter 5 Battery Energy Storage Chapter 6 Alternative Energy Storage Chapter 7 Electric Machines Chapter 8 Control of AC Machines Chapter 9 Power Electronic Converters Chapter 10 Electric Motor Drives Chapter 11 Vehicle Controllers and Communication Chapter 12 Electric Vehicles and the Power Grid Chapter 13 Internal Combustion Engines Chapter 14 Power Transmission, Brakes and Cooling Systems Chapter 15 Hybrid Vehicle Control Strategy
