Battery manufacturing and electric and hybrid vehicles / / Malcolm R. Perdontis, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955151903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
• ISBN: 1-61470-680-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (173 p.)
• Collana: Energy science, engineering and technology; Electrical engineering developments
• Altri autori (Persone): PerdontisMalcolm R
• Disciplina: 629.22/93
• Soggetti: Electric vehicles - Batteries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- BATTERY MANUFACTURING AND ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES -- BATTERY MANUFACTURING AND ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: Battery Manufacturing for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles: Policy Issues -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- HOW DOES A TRADITIONAL AUTOMOBILE ENGINE WORK? -- BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES -- What Are the Alternatives? -- The Basics of Lithium-Ion Batteries -- The Li-Ion Battery Supply Chain -- The Role of the Automakers -- THE BATTERY MANUFACTURING PROCESS -- ARRA AND THE BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN -- FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR BATTERY TECHNOLOGY R&amp -- D -- Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles -- FreedomCAR and beyond -- GROWTH PROSPECTS OF THE U.S. BATTERY INDUSTRY -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX A. ARRA AWARDS -- APPENDIX B. HYBRID VEHICLE BATTERY PLACEMENT -- APPENDIX C. CURRENT AND PLANNED HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE U. S. MARKET -- End Notes -- Chapter 2: One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- WHERE WE ARE TODAY -- Market for Electric Drive Vehicles Expected to Increase -- POLICY -- Manufacturing Investments -- Deployment, Demonstration, and Outreach -- Incentives -- ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH R&amp -- D -- CONSUMER DEMAND -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- Chapter 3: Comparative Costs of Flexible Package Cells and Rigid Cells for Lithium-Ion Hybrid ; Electric Vehicle Batteries -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- GLOSSARY OF TERMS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. COST COMPARISON -- 2.1. Cost of Fabrication of Cell Windings -- 2.2. Cost of Attachment of Electrodes to Terminals -- 2.3. Cost of Container Fabrication and Sealing -- 2.4. Cost of Terminal Fabrication and Sealing -- 2.5. Cost of Provision for Cooling Channels -- 2.6. Cost of Pressure Relief and Pressure Sensing.; 2.7. Cost of Intercell Connections -- 2.8. Cost of Module and Battery Hardware -- 3. COMPARATIVE COST SUMMARY -- 4. RIGID CONTAINER WITH POLYMER-SEALED TERMINALS -- APPENDIX A. DESIGN MODELING -- APPENDIX B. THERMAL MANAGEMENT -- APPENDIX C. SAFETY AND MONITORING -- APPENDIX D. COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: A Review of Battery Life-Cycle Analysis: State of Knowledge and Critical Needs -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EVALUATION CRITERIA -- 3. ENERGY ANALYSIS -- 3.1. Materials Production -- 3.2. Battery Manufacturing -- 3.3. Recycling of Batteries and Battery Materials -- 3.4. Cradle-to-Gate Life-Cycle Energy Comparisons of the Batteries -- 3.5. Emissions Analysis -- 3.6. Use of Results in Product Life Cycles -- 4. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- Chapter 5: Batteries for Vehicular Applications -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION TO BATTERIES -- BATTERIES FOR HEVS -- BATTERIES FOR EVS -- BATTERIES FOR PHEVS -- FUTURE OF BATTERIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The United States is one of several countries encouraging production and sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to reduce oil consumption, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. This book considers efforts to strengthen US capacity to manufacture batteries and battery components for hybrid and electric vehicles.