Contents Figure Captions................................................................................................... ix Preface............................................................................................................ xiii Acknowledgments................................................................................................xv Acronyms List...................................................................................................xvii Chapter 1: Introduction........................................................................................1 Factors Influencing Consumer Adoption of Electric Vehicles......................................
2 Evolving Vehicle Technology Needs............................................................................. 3 Purpose of the Book...................................................................................................... 4 Chapter Outline............................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 2: History of Vehicle Electrification............................................................9 The History of the Modern Storage Battery................................................................ 10 An Electrical Industry Emerges..................................................................................
14 Early Electric Vehicle Development............................................................................ 14 Modern Vehicle Electrification.................................................................................... 16 Chapter 3: Basic Terminology..............................................................................23 Vehicle and Industry Terms......................................................................................... 23 Stationary and Grid Terminology................................................................................
27 Battery Terms.............................................................................................................. 28 Chapter 4: Battery Pack Design Criteria and Selection...........................................35 Ohm’s Law and Basic Battery Calculations............................................................... 38 Converting Customer Requirements into Pack Designs............................................. 45 Power to Energy Ratios............................................................................................... 47 Large Stationary and Grid Systems.............................................................................
48 Quick Formula Summary............................................................................................ 48 Chapter 5: Design for Reliability/Design for Service...............................................51 Design for Reliability/Design for Service................................................................... 52 Quality and Reliability................................................................................................ 53 Failure Modes Effects Analysis................................................................................... 54 Design for Service.......................................................................................................
56 Chapter Summary........................................................................................................ 57 v