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<p>Preface ix</p> <p><b>Chapter 1. Introduction 1</b><br /> <i>Joseph BERETTA</i></p> <p>1.1. Automotive constraints 1</p> <p>1.2. Key figures from the automotive industry – data from the CCFA (association of French car manufacturers) 2</p> <p><b>Chapter 2. Basic Definitions 5</b><br /> <i>Joseph BERETTA</i></p> <p>2.1. Basic concepts 5</p> <p>2.1.1. Basics of automotive energy. 5</p> <p>2.1.2. Basics of automotive dynamics 7</p> <p>2.2. The different electric drive-train systems 10</p> <p>2.2.1. Basic definitions 10</p> <p>2.2.2. Definitions of drive-train systems 14</p> <p>2.2.3. Thermal-electric hybrid systems 19</p> <p>2.2.4. Complex hybrids 22</p> <p><b>Chapter 3. Electric-Powered Vehicles 27</b><br /> <i>Joseph BERETTA, Cyriacus BLEIJS, François BADIN and Thierry ALLEAU</i></p> <p>3.1. History 27</p> <p>3.2. Battery-powered electric vehicles 31</p> <p>3.2.1. Battery sizing 31</p> <p>3.2.2. Vehicle specifications 33</p> <p>3.2.3. Calculating the vehicle weights 34</p> <p>3.2.4. Application on a small vehicle 37</p> <p>3.3. Recharging systems for electric vehicles 40</p> <p>3.3.1. What is battery charging? 41</p> <p>3.3.2. The various types of chargers 41</p> <p>3.3.3. Recharging efficiency 49</p> <p>3.3.4. Recharging in complete safety 50</p> <p>3.4. Thermal/electric hybrid vehicles 53</p> <p>3.4.1. Assessment of traditional motorizations 53</p> <p>3.4.2. Implementation of hybrid transmissions 69</p> <p>3.4.3. Context of research concerning hybrid transmission 74</p> <p>3.4.4. Functionalities of hybrid architectures 82</p> <p>3.4.5. Evaluation of hybrid vehicles 110</p> <p>3.4.6. The first vehicles on the market 118</p> <p>3.5. Fuel-cell vehicles 144</p> <p>3.5.1. History, introduction 144</p> <p>3.5.2. Choosing the kind of fuel cell 145</p> <p>3.6. Bibliography 169</p> <p>3.7. Summary table of fuel-cell (PEM) vehicle prototypes (as of February 2005) 169</p> <p><b>Chapter 4. The Components of Electric-Powered Vehicles 173</b><br /> <i>Joseph BERETTA, Jean BONAL and Thierry ALLEAU</i></p> <p>4.1. Electric motors 175</p> <p>4.2. Electronic converters 180</p> <p>4.2.1. Characteristics of electric vehicles 180</p> <p>4.2.2. Components of electronic converters 181</p> <p>4.3.3. Generators – receivers – sources 182</p> <p>4.3.4. Rectifiers 185</p> <p>4.3.5. Choppers 186</p> <p>4.3.6. Inverters 202</p> <p>4.3. Batteries and static storage systems 207</p> <p>4.3.1. The different electrochemical couples for batteries 207</p> <p>4.3.2. Positioning of Ni-MH and Li-ion batteries for different applications 213</p> <p>4.3.3. Recycling processes 215</p> <p>4.4. The fuel cell and on-board fuel storage 217</p> <p>4.4.1. History of the fuel cell 217</p> <p>4.4.2. The different fuel-cell technologies 220</p> <p>4.4.3. The PEM fuel cell 223</p> <p>4.4.4. Technology and cost of fuel-cell components 235</p> <p>4.4.5. Peripherals of the fuel cell 241</p> <p>4.4.6. Numerical modeling of the fuel cell 246</p> <p>4.4.7. The fuel and its storage 249</p> <p>4.4.8. Conclusions. 264</p> <p>4.5. Bibliography 266</p> <p><b>Chapter 5. Prospects and Evolutions of Electric-Powered Vehicles: What Technologies by 2015? 269</b><br /> <i>Joseph BERETTA</i></p> <p>5.1. Mobility 269</p> <p>5.2. New technologies 274</p> <p>5.2.1. Electric motors 276</p> <p>5.2.2. Electronic power systems 278</p> <p>5.2.3. Electric energy sources 279</p> <p>5.3. New cars 282</p> <p>Automobile Glossary 291</p> <p><b>Appendices 313</b></p> <p>Appendix 1. European regulation emissions for light vehicles 313</p> <p>Appendix 2.a. Example of hybrid parallel transmission with flywheel storage 314</p> <p>Appendix 2.b. Example of hybrid parallel transmission with oleo-pneumatic storage 314</p> <p>Appendix 3. Example of function allocation 315</p> <p>Appendix 4. Toyota Prius engine 316</p> <p>List of authors 317</p> <p>Index 319</p>

<b>Joseph Beretta</b> is currently with the Division of Research and Automobile Innovation at PSA Peugeot Citroën, where he is responsible for the domain of electromechanical research, electrochemistry, electronics and systems.

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