Vehicle Propulsion Systems
Subtitle: Introduction to Modeling and Optimization
By: by Lino Guzzella, Antonio Sciarretta
Contributors: Sciarretta, Antonio; SpringerLink (Online service)
Edition: 3rd ed. 2013.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9783642359132
Subjects: Energy Technology; Transportation; Heat and Mass Transfer Engineering Thermodynamics; Design and construction; Automobiles; Engineering; Motor vehicles; Electrical engineering; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics
Description: <p>This text provides an introduction to the mathematical modeling and subsequent optimization of vehicle propulsion systems and their supervisory control algorithms.</p><p>Automobiles are responsible for a substantial part of the world's consumption of primary energy, mostly fossil liquid hydrocarbons and the reduction of the fuel consumption of these vehicles has become a top priority. Increasing concerns over fossil fuel consumption and the associated environmental impacts have motivated many groups in industry and academia to propose new propulsion systems and to explore new optimization methodologies. This third edition has been prepared to include many of these developments.</p><p>In the third edition, exercises are included at the end of each chapter and the solutions are available on the web.</p>
Table of contents: title: Vehicle Energy and Fuel Consumption - Basic Concepts; title: IC-Engine-Based Propulsion Systems; title: Electric and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems; title: Non-electric Hybrid Propulsion Systems; title: Fuel-Cell Propulsion Systems; title: Supervisory Control Algorithms.