Stan Cornel. Alternative Propulsion for Automobiles

New York: Springer, 2016. — 336 p. — ISBN 978-3-319-31929-2, 978-3-319-31930-8.Gives an overview of solutions, advantages and disadvantages of electric cars, plug ins, hybrids and fuel cell vehicles in monographic, consistent form. Presents a detailed analysis of processes, propulsion systems and energy sources. Shows methods and solutions for the development of new propulsion systems. The book presents – based on the most recent research and development results worldwide - the perspectives of new propulsion concepts such as electric cars with batteries and fuel cells, and furthermore plug in hybrids with conventional and alternative fuels. The propulsion concepts are evaluated based on specific power, torque characteristic, acceleration behaviour, specific fuel consumption and pollutant emissions. The alternative fuels are discussed in terms of availability, production, technical complexity of the storage on board, costs, safety and infrastructure. The book presents summarized data about vehicles with electric and hybrid propulsion. The propulsion of future cars will be marked by diversity – from compact electric city cars and range extender vehicles for suburban and rural areas up to hybrid or plug in SUV´s, Pick up´s and luxury class automobiles.Mobility: Conditions, Requirements, and Scenarios
Development Conditions
Development Requirements
Energy Availability
Environmental Impact of Energy Conversion
Technical Implementation
Development Scenarios for On-board Energy Management
Thermal Engines
Thermodynamic Cycles: Potential and Limitations
Carnot Cycle
Stirling Cycle
Otto Cycle
Diesel Cycle
Seiliger Cycle
Joule Cycle
Ackeret–Keller (Ericsson) Cycle
Four-Stroke Piston Engines: Potential and Trends
Optimization and Adaptation of Engine Processes: Future Internal Combustion Engines as Function Suppliers Around the Combustion
Convergence of Processes in SI and CI Engines
Alternative Thermal Engines
Two-stroke Engines
Wankel Engines
Thermal Turbomachines (Gas Turbines)
Stirling Engines
Alternative Fuels
Energy Sources: Resources, Potential, and Properties
Compressed Natural Gas
Properties
Storage on Board
Mixture Formation
Applications and Results
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Production
Properties
Storage on Board
Mixture Formation
Applications and Results
Alcohols: Methanol and Ethanol
Production
Properties
Storage on Board
Mixture Formation and Combustion
Applications and Results
Applications and Potentialities
Hydrogen
Production
Properties
Storage
Mixture Formation
Application and Results
Vegetable Oils
Production
Properties
Storage
Mixture Formation
Applications and Results
Dimethylether
Production
Properties
Storage
Mixture Formation
Applications and Results
Synthetic Fuels
Electric Propulsion Systems
Electric Mobility
Motors
Accumulators of Electrical Energy: Batteries
Electric Energy Conversion on Board: Fuel Cells
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Combinations of Propulsion Systems, Energy Sources, Energy, Converters, and Storage[/b]
Configuration of the Propulsion System
Propulsion by Motor, With a Thermal Engine as Current Generator: Serial Hybrids
System Configuration
Propulsion by Internal Combustion and/or Motor: Parallel and Mixed Hybrids
Hybrid Classes
Parallel Full Hybrid with One Piston Engine and One Motor, Interconnected by Means of a Planetary Gear: Toyota Prius, Honda Insight Parallel Full Hybrid with One Piston Engine and One Motor, Coupled by a Planetary Gear, with an Additional, Separate Propulsion Motor: Lexus RX400 h Full Hybrid with One Piston Engine and One Motor along a Propulsion Axle: Porsche
Full Hybrid with One Piston Engine and Two Motors along a Propulsion Axle: Daimler Full Hybrid with Motors Within the Gear of the Piston Engine (Two-Mode Hybrid): BMW, Daimler, GM
Hybrid with Propulsion of One Vehicle Axle by an Engine and of the Second Axle by a Motor, Without Mechanical Coupling on Either: Peugeot Overview of the Present Parallel and Mixed Hybrid Propulsion Systems
Plug-In Hybrid Propulsion
Energy Management in the Automobile as a Complex System
Upper Class of Cars, SUVs
Middle Class of Cars
Compact Class, City Cars
City Cars with Range Extender
Low-Price Multipurpose Cars
Automotive Engineering and Manufacturing
Bibliography
Supplementary Bibliographic Sources