Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles

The book deals with the fundamentals, theoretical bases, and design methodologies of conventional internal combusion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric vehicles (Evs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). The design methodology is described in mathematical terms, step-by-step, and the topics are approached from the overall drive train system, not just individual components. Furthermore, in explaining the design methodology of each drive train, design examples are presented with simulation results. All the chapters have been updated, and two new chapters on Mild Hybrids and Optimal Sizing and Dimensioning and Control are included.

Dr. Mehrdad Ehsani has been at Texas A&M University, College Station, since 1981 and is the Robert M. Kennedy Endowed Chair of electrical engineering and director of the Advanced Vehicle Systems Research Program and the Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory. He is Fellow of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Fellow of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), the recipient of the Avant Garde Award for hybrid vehicle technology development in the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, founder of IEEE Power and Propulsion Conference, as well as numerous other honors and recognitions. He is the author of numerous books, technical publications, and patents in power electronics, motor drives, and vehicle electrical and propulsion systems.

Dr. Yimin Gao received his BS, MS, and Ph.D in mechanical engineering (major in development, design, and manufacturing of automotive systems) in 1982, 1986, and 1991, respectively, all from Jilin University of Technology, Changchun, Jilin, China. He joined the Advanced Vehicle Systems Research Program at Texas A&M University in 1995 as a research associate. Since then, he has been working in this program on research and development of electric and hybrid electric vehicles

Dr. Stefano Longo is currently a lecturer in vehicles electrical and electronic systems in the Department of Automotive Engineering at Cranfield University, UK. His work and his research interests gravitate around the problem of implementing advanced control algorithms in hardware, where the controller design and the hardware implementation are not seen as two separate and decoupled problems, but as a single interconnected one.