Book description
Since the beginning of the century, electrical goods have invaded our everyday lives. Now, electric power is coming to be seen as a solution to the pollution caused by cars. While this transition has remained very slow during the last ten years, it has been accelerating as the statutory constraints and needs of the market have changed. Even if the electric car itself fails to dominate the market, electric traction is taking an important place in our drive to move away from gas-powered vehicles. Another solution, hybrid vehicles, combine two sources of energy (electric and chemical), reducing the global consumption of fossil fuels. Fuel cell vehicles are also one of the most promising technologies for the future, with the capacity to use any fuel - hydrogen being the ideal fuel ecologically, but constrained by infrastructure and storage issues. This book explores all these different solutions for moving our vehicles from fossil fuel consumption to new, more environmentally-friendly power sources.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Definitions
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Chapter 3: Electric-Powered Vehicles
- 3.1. History
- 3.2. Battery-powered electric vehicles
- 3.3. Recharging systems for electric vehicles
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3.4. Thermal/electric hybrid vehicles
- 3.4.1. Assessment of traditional motorizations
- 3.4.2. Implementation of hybrid transmissions
- 3.4.3. Context of research concerning hybrid transmission
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3.4.4. Functionalities of hybrid architectures
- 3.4.4.1. Choice of classification
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3.4.4.2. Light hybrids
- 3.4.4.2.1. Thermal engine startup (stop&go)
- 3.4.4.2.2. Thermal-engine assist
- 3.4.4.2.3. On-board generator
- 3.4.4.2.4. All-electric mode
- 3.4.4.2.5. Energy recovery during braking
- 3.4.4.2.6. Electric continuous transmission
- 3.4.4.2.7. Electric continuous transmission with storage (series hybrid)
- 3.4.4.2.8. Gear-change assist
- 3.4.4.2.9. Damping of the angular oscillations
- 3.4.4.3. Functional hybrids
- 3.4.5. Evaluation of hybrid vehicles
- 3.4.6. The first vehicles on the market
- 3.5. Fuel-cell vehicles
- 3.6. Bibliography
- 3.7. Summary table of fuel-cell (PEM) vehicle prototypes (as of February 2005)
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Chapter 4: The Components of Electric-Powered Vehicles
- 4.1. Electric motors
- 4.2. Electronic converters
- 4.3. Batteries and static storage systems
- 4.4. The fuel cell and on-board fuel storage
- 4.5. Bibliography
- Chapter 5: Prospects and Evolutions of Electric-Powered Vehicles: What Technologies by 2015?
- Automobile Glossary
- Appendices
- List of authors
- Index
Product information
- Title: Automotive Electricity: Electric Drive
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2010
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781848210950
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