Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Design Fundamentals

Iqbal Husain
CRC Press 2003

288 pp ISBN 0849314666 £39.00

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Presents a practical, mathematically derived study of design guidelines and the technical aspects of electric and hybrid vehicles
Includes design examples that help students bridge theory to practice
Contains numerous example problems, exercises, and illustrations in each chapter
Offers free supplementary materials, including PowerPoint lecture slides, on the Internet at www.crcpress.com
Demonstrates mathematical relationships between system components using design equations
A solutions manual is available with qualifying course adoptions

With advances driven by pressure from governments, environmental activists, and its associated industries, the subject of electric and hybrid vehicles is becoming increasingly important. Trends clearly suggest that we must educate the engineers of today and tomorrow in the technical details of these vehicles. While there are many books that provide narrative descriptions of electric and hybrid vehicle components, none cover the technical aspects from a mathematically derived, design point of view, and none serve well as a textbook.

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Design Fundamentals presents a comprehensive, systems-level perspective of these vehicles that strikes an outstanding balance between technical details, design equations, numerical examples, and case studies. Starting with some historic background, the author describes the system components, the laws of physics governing vehicle motion, the mathematical relationships within and between the components, energy sources, and designing components to meet the complete vehicle specifications.

As this text illustrates, the electric vehicle is an excellent example of electro-mechanical and electro-chemical systems, one that is technically challenging as well as highly motivating to engineering students. The material presented is designed to be covered comfortably in a one-semester course. Its multidisciplinary nature and systems approach makes Electric and Hybrid Vehicles ideal for teaching electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineers all in one course.

Contents

INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES
EV System
Components of EV
EV History
EV Advantages
EV Market

VEHICLE MECHANICS
Roadway Fundamentals
Laws of Motion
Vehicle Kinetics
Dynamics of Vehicle Motion
Propulsion Power
Velocity and Acceleration
Propulsion System Design

ENERGY SOURCE: BATTERY
Battery Basics
Lead-acid Battery
Alternative Batteries
Battery Parameters
Technical Characteristics
Targets and Properties of Batteries
Battery Modeling

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
Fuel Cells
Supercapacitors and Ultracapacitors
Flywheels

DC AND AC ELECTRIC MACHINES
Motor and Engine Ratings
EV/HEV Motor Requirements
Dc Machines
Three-phase Ac Machines
Induction Machines
Regenerative Braking
d-q Modeling

PM AND SR MACHINES
Permanent Magnet Machines
Switched Reluctance Machines

POWER ELECTRONICS AND MOTOR DRIVES
Electric Drive Components
Power Electronic Switches
Dc Drives
Operating Point Analysis

AC AND SR MOTOR DRIVES
Ac Drives
Vector Control of Ac Motors
PM Synchronous Motor Drives
SR Motor drives

ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVETRAIN
EV Transmission Configuration
Transmission Components
Ideal Gearbox Steady State Model
EV Motor Sizing