Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Powertrains 2009

Powertrains for commercial vehicles have evolved since the late nineteenth-century invention of the ICE. In the revised second edition of Advanced Hybrid Powertrains for Commercial Vehicles, the authors explore commercial powertrains through history from the ICE through the introduction of the hybrid powertrain in commercial vehicles. Readers are given an understanding of the ICE as well as the classification of commercial vehicle hybrid powertrains, the variety of energy storage systems, fuel-cell hybrid powertrain systems, and commercial vehicle electrification. The authors review the legislation of vehicle emissions and the regulation necessary to promote the production of fuel-efficient vehicles.

Collection of papers from the 2001 SAE World Congress, held March 5-8 in Detroit, Michigan. Papers highlight the latest worldwide hybrid-electric vehicle research and development. Papers cover vehicle systems analysis, modeling and testing, and electrical and engine hardware design and optimization.

The 34 technical papers in this collection focus on advanced hybrid vehicle powertrains and were presented at the Powertrain Electric Motors Sumposium on March 23, 2011. Topics covered include: design and development of a hybrid engine powered fuel efficient urban car; alternative plug in hybrid electric vehicle utility factors; on board jump start for belted alternator starter hybrids; weather, traffic and road condition impact on velocity profile using real world data; development of parallel hybrid system for RWD vehicle; and more.

Modern Hybrid Electric Vehicles provides vital guidance to help a new generation of engineers master the principles of and further advance hybrid vehicle technology. The authors address purely electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, hybrid hydraulic, fuel cell, and off-road hybrid vehicle systems. They focus on the power and propulsion systems for these vehicles, including issues related to power and energy management. They concentrate on material that is not readily available in other hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) books such as design examples for hybrid vehicles, and cover new developments in the field including electronic CVT, plug-in hybrid, and new power converters and controls. Covers hybrid vs. pure electric, HEV system architecture (including plug-in and hydraulic), off-road and other industrial utility vehicles, non-ground-vehicle applications like ships, locomotives, aircrafts, system reliability, EMC, storage technologies, vehicular power and energy management, diagnostics and prognostics, and electromechanical vibration issues. Contains core fundamentals and principles of modern hybrid vehicles at component level and system level. Provides graduate students and field engineers with a text suitable for classroom teaching or self-study.