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World Electric Vehicle Journal, Volume 8, Issue 2

2016 June - 27 articles

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Articles (27)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,417 Views
6 Pages

An Integrated Global Philosophy of EV Charging

  • Charles W. Botsford and
  • Andrea Edwards

Electric Vehicle (EV) charging methods have evolved over the past two decades to reflect the radical evolution of EVs. In some cases these methods have been of varying usefulness to the EV driver. DC fast charging, which made a brief appearance in th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,915 Views
12 Pages

In battery electric vehicles the battery system has to satisfy demanding requirements. On the one hand, high power capabilility has to be provided for varying states of charge and temperature. On the other hand, the battery system should achieve a ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,259 Views
12 Pages

This study defines a process to devise random power spectral density (PSD) profiles that are representative of 100,000 miles of UK customer electric vehicle (EV) usage utilising vibration measurements from three contemporary EV’s, for undertaking vib...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,775 Views
11 Pages

Capacity Fade of Lithium-Ion Batteries upon Mixed Calendar/Cycling Aging Protocol

  • Sébastien Grolleau,
  • Issam Baghdadi,
  • Philippe Gyan,
  • Mohamed Ben-Marzouk and
  • François Duclaud

Energy and power fade of lithium-ion batteries over time is a cause of complaints from Electric and Hybrid vehicles customers. Car manufacturers strive to improve accuracy of battery performance degradation predictions, in order to reduce warranty co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,121 Views
12 Pages

Degradation Mechanism Detection for NMC Batteries based on Incremental Capacity Curves

  • M. Berecibar,
  • M. Dubarry,
  • N. Omar,
  • I. Villarreal and
  • J. Van Mierlo

Path dependence degradation detection is getting lot of attention due to high demand of long lasting batteries for applications with sporadic usage such as electric vehicles. In this regard, this work presents a study of the degradation mechanism of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,389 Views
9 Pages

Measuring and Analysis of Nonlinear Characterization of Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Multisin Excitation Signal

  • Y. Firouz,
  • N. Omar,
  • S. Goutam,
  • J-M. Timmermans,
  • P. V. den Bossche and
  • J. V. Mierlo

This paper introduces a novel methodology for analysis in the frequency domain. This methodology looks to the battery from a different point of view and covers aspects of the battery that is often neglected in other works and analysis battery precise...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,498 Views
8 Pages

One approach to influence the current flow through the battery pack is to implement switching circuits. Two switching elements are necessary for each cell-stage to be bypassed or activated. This allows active load management. Thus the utilisation of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,500 Views
9 Pages

Supercapacitors State-of-Health Diagnosis for Electric Vehicle Applications

  • Asmae El Mejdoubi,
  • Hicham Chaoui,
  • Hamid. Gualous,
  • Amarne Oukaour,
  • Youssef Slamani and
  • Jalal Sabor

(SoH) estimation is an important feature since aging introduces degradation in supercapacitors’ performance, which might eventually lead to their failure. The diagnosis model is based on a sliding mode observer as a well-known technique for its high...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,220 Views
10 Pages

Experimental Protocols and First Results of Calendar and/or Cycling Aging Study of Lithium-Ion Batteries – the MOBICUS Project

  • Mohamed Ben-Marzouk,
  • Agnès Chaumond,
  • Eduardo Redondo-Iglesias,
  • Maxime Montaru and
  • Serge Pélissier

This paper presents the MOBICUS project experiment protocols with some first results. Twelve partners from companies and research labs have joined forces to conduct a large study on lithium-ion batteries (LIB) aging under real automotive conditions....

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,531 Views
12 Pages

Assessment of the Li-air Battery Technology for Automotive Applications through the Development of a Multi-Electrode Solid-State Prototype

  • A. Laforgue,
  • M. Toupin,
  • A. Mokrini,
  • M. Gauthier,
  • C. Bock,
  • M. Ionescu,
  • B. Luan,
  • X.Z. Yuan,
  • W. Qu and
  • J.Y. Huot

This report highlights the results of a project carried out at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), with the overall objective to address the major issues of the Li-air battery technology and assemble a multi-electrode pilot-scale prototype...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,594 Views
12 Pages

Real-Time Estimator Li-ion Cells Internal Resistance for Electric Vehicle Application

  • Alexandre O. Tessier,
  • Maxime R. Dubois and
  • João P. Trovão

Battery Management Systems (BMS) were introduced into Li-ion battery packs to serve several purposes, among which assertion of the small variations of the cells state of charge and increase of their life cycle. This paper offers a complete real-time...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,155 Views
9 Pages

Measurements of GDL Properties for Quality Control in Fuel Cell Mass Production Line

  • Xiao-Zi Yuan,
  • Hui Li,
  • Elton Gu,
  • Weimin Qian,
  • Francois Girard,
  • Qianpu Wang,
  • Taryn Biggs and
  • Matthew Jaeggle

National Research Council Canada (NRC) has been reorienting its fuel cell activities towards manufacturing challenges. Some challenges in industrialization of fuel cell manufacturing concern quality control, supplier development and process developme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,475 Views
12 Pages

NRC developed an innovative process for efficiently producing one of the PEMFC key components; the polymeric electrolyte. The process developed is based on the use of bifunctional additives and highthroughput melt-processing technologies. This work...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
2,713 Views
7 Pages

Development of New Motor for Compact-Class Hybrid Vehicles

  • Shinya Sano,
  • Takahisa Yashiro,
  • Keiji Takizawa and
  • Tatsuhiko Mizutani

To exceed the top-level fuel efficiency of the 2009 Prius, a new motor was developed for installation in compact class hybrid vehicles including the new Prius. For the stator, segment coil stator with distributed winding was developed and achieved we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
1,938 Views
11 Pages

In order to increase the performance of permanent magnet electrical machines and/or reduce cost, improved manufacturing techniques are continuously being searched for by machine designers. Segmenting the stator core offers the possibility to simplify...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,971 Views
12 Pages

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), often in close partnership with industry, has supported the development/deployment of cleaner, more efficient automotive technologies with electric drive systems. This...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,600 Views
10 Pages

Switch reluctance (SR) motors attract attention as a motor that does not use permanent magnet material. So it is a strong candidate for electrical vehicle (EV) application. In EV application axial flux machines are preferred over radial flux machines...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,243 Views
12 Pages

This paper proposes a driving-scenario oriented optimal design of an axial-flux permanent-magnet (AFPM) motor for an electric vehicle. The target torque and speed (TN) curve is defined as three operation zones— constant torque, maximum direct current...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,912 Views
10 Pages

This paper presents a study of the magnetic leakage field of a 7 kW wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) system. The leakage field was measured in different test configurations and environments. Typical system parameters, such as coil offset and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,863 Views
10 Pages

This paper focuses on dynamic wireless power transfer for electric vehicles and proposes a vehicle-side control method for real-time power control and efficiency maximization. The proposed control strategy and controller design are presented based on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,574 Views
10 Pages

The effectiveness of future time of use (TOU) rates to enable managed charging depends on the vehicle’s flexibility and the benefits to owners. This paper adopts opportunity, delayed, and smart charging methods to quantify these impacts, flexibilitie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
2,499 Views
12 Pages

Residential Smart-Charging Pilot Program in Toronto: Results of a Utility Controlled Charging Pilot

  • J. Bauman,
  • M.B. Stevens,
  • S. Hacikyan,
  • L. Tremblay,
  • E. Mallia and
  • C.J. Mendes

Thirty plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) owners in Toronto participated in the 15-month ChargeTO program, which actively curtailed their vehicles during charging. The intent was to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the smart-charging system and e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,279 Views
10 Pages

With the advance of manufacturing technologies and increasing attention on environment protection, electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to see a fast development. However, large adoption of EVs may impose a high power demand on the grid and may affec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,457 Views
4 Pages

CALSTART recently completed a Best Practices in Hydrogen Fueling and Maintenance Facilities for Transit Agencies publication for the Federal Transit Administration. The objective of the project was to create a high-level resource that advances the ad...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,163 Views
7 Pages

Developments and Challenges for EV Charging Infrastructure Standardization

  • Van Den Bossche Peter,
  • Turcksin Tom,
  • Omar Noshin and
  • Van Mierlo Joeri

Although charging infrastructure standardization has come a long way and publicly accessible infrastructure has been deployed in several countries, the standardization process is still going on and several issues remain open. This article aims to hig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,402 Views
12 Pages

This paper provides an overview of the Standards applicable to electric vehicles at the vehicle and system level, including the EVSE, plugs and connectors, and battery pack. Several relevant standard documents are listed, as well as areas of emerging...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,758 Views
11 Pages

One of the most frequently asked questions that a third party safety organization is asked centers on “What standard applies to EV infrastructure products?” This paper will outline the various standardization activities for charging infrastructure fo...

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