The book provides easy interpretable explanations for the key technologies involved in Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The authors discuss the various electrical machines, drives, and controls used in EV and HEV. The book provides a detailed coverage of Regenerative Braking Systems used in EV and HEV.
The book also illustrates the battery technology and battery management systems in EV and HEV. This book is intended for academicians, researchers and industrialists.

In addition, this book has the following features

• Discusses the various Economic and Environmental Impact of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• Discusses the role of Artificial Intelligence in Electric / Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• Illustrates the concept of Vehicle to Grid Technology and the smart charging station infrastructure and issues involved in the same
• Elucidates the concept of Internet of Vehicles
• Presents the latest research and applications in alternate energy vehicles

Presents the fundamental concepts of electrical and electronic systems used in automotive systems Discusses the various economic and environmental impact of electric and hybrid electric vehicles Discusses the role of artificial intelligence in electric / hybrid electric vehicles

Autorentext

Dr. M. Kathiresh is a Faculty in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. He has completed his Under Graduation in the stream of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Post Graduation in Embedded and Real-Time Systems and Doctorate in the area of Automotive Embedded Systems at Anna University, Chennai. He has done several innovative projects which are now published in reputed journals, international conferences, books and some are patented. He has also carried out many consultancy projects for various leading industries, to help the industries to adapt for Industry 4.0. He is currently working in a research project funded by the Department of Science and Technology, India. His research areas include Automotive Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, and Real-Time Embedded Systems. He is a life member of Institute of Engineers (India) and Indian Society of Technical Education. He is a recipient of the Young Achiever Award from Institute of Engineers (India) in the year 2020.

Dr. G. R. Kanagachidambaresan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer science and Engineering in Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology. He completed his BE in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ME in Pervasive Computing Technologies in 2010 and 2012. He completed his Ph.D. in 2017 from PSG College of Technology, Anna University on Wireless Body Area Networks domain. His research interest includes Internet of things, Wireless Sensor Network, Real-time embedded systems and Single-board computers, Industry 4.0. He is experienced in developing Custom tailor-made IoT solutions for industries and other client applications. He has edited several books in Springer; he is an associate editor in Wireless Networks, Journal Springer. He is also an Editor in chief for the Next-generation computing and Communication Wiley series. He has published more than 20+ SCI journals, Edited 8+ books, published 10+ patents, Developed 10+ software, and copyrighted the same. He has more than 8 years of teaching experience. Presently he is working on ISRO, DBT, and NSTL funded projects worth 1,20,000 USD. He has also made consultancy for companies like AMCO WABCO on Industry 4.0. He is presently managing director for Eazythings Technology Private Limited Chennai.

Dr. Sheldon S. Williamson is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Electric Energy Storage Systems for Transportation Electrification at Ontario Tech University, Canada. His research interests include novel research to shift Canada's transportation industry to smart electric energy storage systems and fast-charging infrastructures. He has authored and co-authored several books. He is a member of the IEEE and the Association of Professional Engineers Ontario. He holds a PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, USA.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Introduction to Electric Vehicles.- Introduction to Hybrid Electric Vehicles.- Economic and Environmental Impact of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles.- Basic Architecture of Electric Drive Trains.- Battery Technology for EVs and HEVs.- Battery Management System.- Brake System of EVs and HEVs.- Fuel Cell Vehicles.- Electric Motors and Motor Controllers for EVs and HEVs.- Electric Drive Systems for EVs and HEVs.- Control System for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle.- Role of Artificial Intelligence in EVs and HEVs.- Power Optimization in EVs.- Charging Infrastructure for EVs and HEVs.- Vehicle to Grid Architecture.- Conclusion.