Advanced Battery Management Technologies for Electric Vehicles

Series Preface

Batteries have been used in vehicles for well over a century, and with the advent and rise of electric vehicle, the battery is arguably the single most important element of the electric vehicle. As newer generations of electric vehicles including hybrid, plug‐in, and extended range vehicles become available and more popular, the impact of fully exploiting the battery during its entire lifecycle is growing in significance. Squeezing the best performance out of a battery and maximizing its useful life are not only important to electric vehicle OEMs and consumers, but they are key to ensuring that future electric vehicle fleets are highly sustainable.

The Automotive Series publishes practical and topical books for researchers and practitioners in industry, and postgraduate/advanced undergraduates in automotive engineering. The series covers a wide range of topics, including design, manufacture and operation, and the intention is to provide a source of relevant information that will be of interest and benefit to people working in the field of automotive engineering. Advanced Battery Management Technologies for Electric Vehicles is an excellent addition to the series focusing on optimizing the performance and extending the life of one of the most critical elements of any electric vehicle, the battery. While a significant amount of literature available to the modern automotive engineer focuses on concepts such as battery design and specifications, there is a lack of information ...