Electric Vehicle Technology Explained - No Cost Library

Electric Vehicle Technology Explained - 2nd Edition

Author(s): James Larminie, John Lowry 

Publisher: Informa Healthcare, Year: 1989

                                        

 Description: 

Electric Vehicle Technology, Second Edition, is a comprehensive guide to the philosophy, architecture and applications of electric vehicle technology, thoroughly revised throughout. It provides straightforward and thorough coverage of the key aspects of the production of electric vehicles, including all the latest developments, and offers an engineering-based assessment of electric motor scooters, automobiles, buses and trains.

Included in this new edition:

Significant new chapters on electric vehicle types, including pickup and linear engines, overall energy performance and consumption, and power generation, in particular with regard to zero carbon emissions.

Updating the new EV types, battery types, battery technology and other rechargeable products, fuel cells, hydrogen supply, controls, EV modeling, ancillary system architecture, and EV and environmental chapters have been extended

Brand new realistic examples and case studies demonstrating how to use electric vehicles to dramatically reduce carbon emissions and reduce dependency on fossil fuels

Models of futuristic concepts, hybrid and high-speed trains, and magnetic levitation and linear engine innovations

A analysis of the performance of EVs, energy use and sustainable generation of electricity.

Examples of MATLAB® are available on the companion website www.wiley.com/go/electricvehicle2ee

This book is crucial for the practice of electrical, automotive, power, control and instrumentation engineers working in EV research and development to explain the underlying science and technology. It is also a valuable reference for automotive, mechanical, electricity, and electrical engineering scholars and students.

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