Pubbl/distr/stampa	IEEE
Disciplina	629.22/93
Soggetto topico	Electric vehicles Hybrid electric vehicles Electric vehicles - India Hybrid electric vehicles - India
ISBN	1-5090-9118-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	Management of Innovation and Technology 2006 IEEE Conference on Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Record Nr.	UNISA-996280779903316

Autore	Eisler Matthew N. <1970->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (410 pages)
Disciplina	629.22/93
Collana	Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology
Soggetto topico	Electric automobiles - Technological innovations Electric automobiles - Political aspects Electric automobiles - Public opinion Sustainable engineering - Social aspects
ISBN	0-262-37203-7 0-262-37202-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	1. Introduction-- 2. Reconsidering the automobile-- 3. Defining appropriate technology-- 4. Forcing the future-- 5. Hybrid politics-- 6. Bounding battery risk-- 7. Fuel cells, hydrogen, and environmental politics-- 8. Kyoto cars-- 9. Art of the possible-- 10. Computers on wheels-- 11. Motor city twilight-- 12. Electric cars and the business of public policy-- 13. Silicon valley takes charge-- 14. The life electric conclusion.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910647497903321

Edizione	[1st edition]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London, : ISTE Ltd.
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (332 p.)
Disciplina	629.22/93
Altri autori (Persone)	BerettaJoseph
Collana	ISTE
Soggetto topico	Electric automobiles - Motors Electric automobiles - Electric equipment Electric driving
ISBN	1-118-61737-1 1-118-55754-9 1-299-31532-1 1-118-61762-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Automotive Electricity; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1. Automotive constraints; 1.2. Key figures from the automotive industry - data from the CCFA (association of French car manufacturers); Chapter 2. Basic Definitions; 2.1. Basic concepts; 2.1.1. Basics of automotive energy; 2.1.2. Basics of automotive dynamics; 2.2. The different electric drive-train systems; 2.2.1. Basic definitions; 2.2.2. Definitions of drive-train systems; 2.2.3. Thermal-electric hybrid systems; 2.2.4. Complex hybrids; Chapter 3. Electric-Powered Vehicles 3.1. History 3.2. Battery-powered electric vehicles; 3.2.1. Battery sizing; 3.2.2. Vehicle specifications; 3.2.3. Calculating the vehicle weights; 3.2.4. Application on a small vehicle; 3.3. Recharging systems for electric vehicles; 3.3.1. What is battery charging?; 3.3.2. The various types of chargers; 3.3.3. Recharging efficiency; 3.3.4. Recharging in complete safety; 3.4. Thermal/electric hybrid vehicles; 3.4.1. Assessment of traditional motorizations; 3.4.2. Implementation of hybrid transmissions; 3.4.3. Context of research concerning hybrid transmission 3.4.4. Functionalities of hybrid architectures 3.4.5. Evaluation of hybrid vehicles; 3.4.6. The first vehicles on the market; 3.5. Fuel-cell vehicles; 3.5.1. History, introduction; 3.5.2. Choosing the kind of fuel cell; 3.6. Bibliography; 3.7. Summary table of fuel-cell (PEM) vehicle prototypes (as of February 2005); Chapter 4. The Components of Electric-Powered Vehicles; 4.1. Electric motors; 4.2. Electronic converters; 4.2.1. Characteristics of electric vehicles; 4.2.2. Components of electronic converters; 4.2.3. Generators - receivers - sources; 4.2.4. Rectifiers; 4.2.5. Choppers 4.2.6. Inverters 4.3. Batteries and static storage systems; 4.3.1. The different electrochemical couples for batteries; 4.3.2. Positioning of Ni-MH and Li-ion batteries for different applications; 4.3.3. Recycling processes; 4.4. The fuel cell and on-board fuel storage; 4.4.1. History of the fuel cell; 4.4.2. The different fuel-cell technologies; 4.4.3. The PEM fuel cell; 4.4.4. Technology and cost of fuel-cell components; 4.4.5. Peripherals of the fuel cell; 4.4.6. Numerical modeling of the fuel cell; 4.4.7. The fuel and its storage; 4.4.8. Conclusions; 4.5. Bibliography Chapter 5. Prospects and Evolutions of Electric-Powered Vehicles: What Technologies by 2015 5.1. Mobility; 5.2. New technologies; 5.2.1. Electric motors; 5.2.2. Electronic power systems; 5.2.3. Electric energy sources; 5.3. New cars; Automobile Glossary; Appendices; Appendix 1. European regulation emissions for light vehicles; Appendix 2.a. Example of hybrid parallel transmission with flywheel storage; Appendix 2.b. Example of hybrid parallel transmission with oleo-pneumatic storage; Appendix 3. Example of function allocation; Appendix 4. Toyota Prius engine; List of authors; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910139248503321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (173 p.)
Disciplina	629.22/93
Altri autori (Persone)	PerdontisMalcolm R
Collana	Energy science, engineering and technology Electrical engineering developments
Soggetto topico	Electric vehicles - Batteries
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-61470-680-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452864903321

Autore	Sherman Joe <1945->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (239 p.)
Disciplina	629.22/93
Soggetto topico	Electric automobiles Electric vehicles
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-52789-7 9786610527892 0-19-802551-3 1-4294-0048-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Preface; 1. The Freewheeling James Worden Wins Another Race; 2. Then and Now: Rebirth of a Dormant Industry; 3. James Testifies on the Promise of Clean Cars; 4. An Idea Whose Time Has Come?; 5. James's Second Car: A Goofy-Looking Aluminum Thing; 6. Racing Solar-Electric Cars at MIT; 7. Air: This Marvelously Tattered Canopy; 8. Australia, 1987: The First World Solar Challenge; 9. 1989: The Founding of Solectria Corporation; 10. Forces Gathering Behind Cleaner Cars and Air; 11. 1989-1992: Solectria's First Years in Business; 12. A Regulatory Minefield: The Ozone Transport Tale 13. ""No Zero-Emission Vehicle Mandate Is a Stake In the Heart""14. The Sunrise Project and Its Partners; 15. Anaheim, 1994: Twelfth International Electric Vehicle Symposium; 16. Sunrise Almost Stalls, Then Rolls, Finally Races; 17. May 1995: The Seventh NESEA American Tour de Sol; 18. Crippling the Clean-Car Mandate; 19. Getting Sunrise into the Mainstream; Epilogue; Notes; Index;
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452091903321