Hybrid Electric Vehicles, 2nd Edition

Series Preface

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have been in existence for many years. One can see numerous HEVs on the road today, as they are quite commonplace. However, their presence extends well beyond the roads of the world. HEVs are seen on rails, on and beneath our seas, and in the air. The need for ever‐increasing efficiency and reduced emissions continues to spur the growth of the HEV market sector as well as ever‐improving and complex technologies in support of the expanding demands placed on HEV systems. Thus, the need to fully understand HEVs from an integrated systems perspective is critical for those who design next generation systems, not only in the automotive industry, but across all transportation sectors.

Modern Hybrid Electric Vehicles is a second‐generation text that presents the hybrid electric vehicle from an integrated systems perspective. It is a well‐balanced text that presents a system‐level architecture of HEV, that includes design concepts, hardware, and critical aspects of HEV implementation including power usage and management strategies. The text is designed as part of an advanced engineering course in HEV systems and is part of the Automotive Series whose primary goal is to publish practical and topical books for researchers and practitioners in industry, and for postgraduates and advanced undergraduates in automotive engineering. The series addresses new and emerging technologies in automotive engineering, supporting the development of more ...