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The Electric Car : Development and Future of Battery, Hybrid and Fuel-Cell Cars

Development and Future of Battery, Hybrid and Fuel-Cell Cars

By: Mike H. Westbrook

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Hardcover | 1 December 2000

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This book covers the development of electric cars from their early days to pure electric, fuel-cell and new hybrid models in production. It covers the latest technological issues faced by automotive engineers working on electric cars, including charging, infrastructure, safety and costs, as well as making predictions about future developments and vehicle numbers. Considerable work has gone into electric car and battery development in the last ten years, with the prospect of substantial improvements in range and performance in battery cars as well as in hybrids and those using fuel cells. The book comprehensively covers this important subject and will be of particular interest to engineers working on electric vehicle design, development and use, as well as managers interested in the key business factors vital for the successful transfer of electric cars into the mass market.

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Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Glossary	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
The history of electric cars up to 1990	p. 6
The early days	p. 6
The first road vehicles	p. 9
Competition for speed and reliability	p. 11
Electric vehicles compete with steam and gasoline	p. 15
The golden age	p. 16
Cost problems for electric drive	p. 19
The dark ages (1925-1960)	p. 19
The modern era	p. 20
The 1960s	p. 20
The 1970s	p. 24
The 1980s	p. 25
General References	p. 28
Propulsion methods	p. 29
DC motors	p. 29
Series-wound motors	p. 31
Shunt-wound motors	p. 33
Compound-wound motors	p. 33
Separately excited motors	p. 33
AC motors	p. 34
Induction motors	p. 35
Synchronous motors	p. 37
The brushless DC motor	p. 39
Switched reluctance motors	p. 40
Motor cooling	p. 43
Transmission systems	p. 44
References	p. 47
General References	p. 47
Controls and power electronics	p. 48
Electronic energy management	p. 49
Power electronics	p. 52
Power switching devices	p. 54
The bipolar Darlington	p. 55
The thyristor	p. 56
The gate turn-off thyristor (GTO)	p. 57
The MOS-controlled thyristor (MCT)	p. 58
The MOSFET	p. 58
The insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)	p. 59
Semiconductor cooling	p. 60
Capacitors	p. 62
Current measurement	p. 63
References	p. 64
Energy sources 1--Storage batteries	p. 65
Lead-acid	p. 69
Advanced lead-acid	p. 70
Valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA)	p. 71
Metal foil lead-acid	p. 74
Nickel-iron	p. 75
Nickel-zinc	p. 76
Nickel-cadmium	p. 77
Nickel-metal hydride	p. 78
Sodium-sulphur	p. 79
Sodium-nickel chloride	p. 80
Lithium-iron sulphide	p. 81
Lithium-solid polymer	p. 82
Lithium-ion	p. 83
Aluminium-air and zinc-air	p. 84
Batteries for hybrid vehicles	p. 85
Summary--storage batteries	p. 86
References	p. 86
Energy sources 2--Other technologies	p. 88
The supercapacitor	p. 88
Fuel-cells	p. 89
Solar cells	p. 92
The flywheel	p. 93
The hydraulic accumulator	p. 96
Compressed-air storage	p. 97
Thermal energy storage	p. 97
Summary--non-battery energy sources	p. 97
References	p. 98
Charging	p. 99
Early systems	p. 99
Charging techniques for modern lead-acid batteries	p. 101
Charging techniques for nickel-based batteries	p. 105
Charging techniques for non-aqueous batteries	p. 107
Battery state-of-charge measurement	p. 107
Battery management	p. 109
Connection methods	p. 111
Battery exchange	p. 115
Infrastructure implications	p. 116
Recharging/refuelling of other power storage devices	p. 118
References	p. 119
Vehicle design and safety	p. 121
Effect of battery weight and volume	p. 121
Designing for minimum weight	p. 122
Safety of batteries	p. 123
Safety of alternative energy generating and storage systems	p. 125
Battery disposal and recycling	p. 126
Safety of other electrical systems	p. 126
General design and safety issues	p. 127
Heating and air-conditioning	p. 127
Auxiliary power subsystem	p. 128
Braking, suspension and wheel systems	p. 128
Rolling resistance	p. 129
References	p. 131
Battery electric cars	p. 132
Production electric cars	p. 132
The General Motors EV1	p. 134
The Ford Th!nk City	p. 137
The Nissan Hypermini	p. 139
The Toyota RAV 4 EV	p. 140
Prototype and experimental electric cars	p. 141
Hybrid electric cars	p. 142
Hybrid system configurations	p. 143
All-electric hybrid vehicles	p. 144
Electromechanical hybrid vehicles	p. 145
Heat engine-electric hybrid vehicles	p. 146
Series hybrids	p. 147
Parallel hybrids	p. 148
Hybrid concepts	p. 151
Production hybrid cars	p. 154
The Honda Insight	p. 154
The Toyota Prius	p. 156
The Nissan Tino	p. 163
Prototype and experimental hybrid cars	p. 163
References	p. 164
General References	p. 164
Fuel-cell electric cars	p. 165
Hydrogen fuelling	p. 165
Reforming	p. 166
Infrastructure	p. 169
Safety	p. 170
Prototype and experimental fuel-cell electric cars	p. 173
References	p. 173
Economics of electric cars	p. 174
Electric car cost comparisons	p. 174
Cost of batteries and fuel-cells	p. 176
Hybrid costs	p. 177
Electricity supply and charging	p. 178
Charging at home and away	p. 179
Can the electric car compete economically?	p. 179
References	p. 180
Future developments	p. 181
Propulsion methods	p. 182
Energy sources	p. 182
Controls and power electronics	p. 186
Charging	p. 187
Vehicle design and safety	p. 189
Hybrid technology	p. 190
The electric car of 2025	p. 190
References	p. 193
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The Electric Car : Development and Future of Battery, Hybrid and Fuel-Cell Cars

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