Electric vehicle battery systems.

Includes appendices, bibliography and index.

Contents: Machine generated contents note: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix -- 1: ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES -- Electric Vehicle Operation -- Battery Basics -- Introduction to Electric Vehicle Batteries -- Fuel Cell Technology -- Choice of a Battery Type for Electric Vehicles -- 2: ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY EFFICIENCY -- Effects of VRLA Battery Formation on Electric Vehicle Performance -- Regenerative Braking -- Electric Vehicle Body and Frame -- Fluids, Lubricants, and Coolants -- Effects of Current Density on Battery Formation -- Effects of Excessive Heat on Battery Cycle Life -- Battery Storage -- The Lithium-ion Battery -- Traction Battery Pack Design -- 3: ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY CAPACITY -- Battery Capacity -- The Temperature Dependence of Battery Capacity -- State of Charge of a VRLA Battery -- Capacity Discharge Testing of VRLA Batteries -- Battery Capacity Recovery -- Definition of NiMH Battery Capacity -- Li-ion Battery Capacity -- Battery Capacity Tests -- Energy Balances for the Electric Vehicle -- 4: ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGING -- Charging a Single VRLA Battery -- Charge Completion of a Single VRLA Battery -- Temperature Compensation During Battery Charging -- Charging NiMH Batteries -- Rate of Charge Effect on Charge Acceptance Efficiency of Traction -- Battery Packs -- Environmental Influences on Charging -- Charging Methods for NiMH Batteries -- Charging Technology -- Battery Pack Corrective Actions -- 5: ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY FAST CHARGING -- The Fast Charging Process -- Fast Charging Strategies -- The Fast Charger Configuration -- Using Equalizing/Leveling Chargers -- Inductive Charging-Making Recharging Easier -- Range Testing of Electric Vehicles Using Fast Charging -- Electric Vehicle Speedometer Calibration -- 6: ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY DISCHARGING -- Definition of VRLA Battery Capacity -- Definition of NiMH Battery Capacity -- Discharge Capacity Behavior -- Discharge Characteristics of Li-ion Battery -- Discharge of an Electric Vehicle Battery Pack -- Cold-Weather Impact on Electric Veh

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