Advanced Battery Management Technologies for Electric Vehicles

Preface

Electric vehicles (EVs) have been widely recognized as the most environmentally friendly form of road transport. Over the past decade, there have been significant advancements in EV technologies. Such advancements have seen EVs gradually replace conventional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). Some experts foresee sale volumes of EVs will surpass those of ICEVs in the next 10–20 years. In the current global EV market, China has played a dominant role in EV manufacturing and sales. China's EV sales have topped the world for the third consecutive year since 2015 and are predicted to account for 57% of the world's EV sales by 2035.

With the rapid uptick in EV sales, EV technologies have been developed at an accelerated pace. Among these EV technologies, researchers have been conducting studies on battery management technologies for many years. Weixiang Shen is a leader of applied battery research for EVs and renewable energy systems at Swinburne University of Technology. He is a pioneer researcher on battery management technologies for EVs and has been working in the area for more than 20 years. Rui Xiong is a leader of advanced energy storage and application at Beijing Institute of Technology. He has been working on battery management technologies for about 10 years. They both have published numerous conference and journal papers, successfully completed many industrial projects and engaged in consultancy work on the topic of battery management technologies for EVs. ...