Thermoelectric Cooler : A new horizon in Mechanical and Electronics Engineering
The Thermoelectric (TEC) innovation was first found by a French physicist named Jean Peltier that is why it is also known as a pettier cooler. The main principle behind Peltier…
Challenges and Opportunities in lithium-ion battery technologies for electric vehicles
The automotive industry’s quest to limit its impact on the environment and transform automotive mobility into a sustainable mode of transportation continues at high intensity, despite the current economic crisis.…
Electromagnetic Stir Casting: An Approach to Produce Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMC)
(Figure: Experimental Setup) A metal matrix composite is a composite material that constitutes one metal and other different metal or another material like ceramic or organic compound. When at least…
Motor Technology – The ‘Centre’ of an Electric Vehicle Efficiency
In the energy starving world, demand of energy is continuously raising, of-course not parallel to its supply. This issue become more significant when traditional sources of energy are continuously depleting…
Steering system
On passenger cars, the driver must select the steering wheel angle to keep deviation from the desired course low. However, there is no definite functional relationship between the turning angle…
Independent wheel suspensions – general
The chassis of a passenger car must be able to handle the engine power installed. Ever-improving acceleration, higher peak and cornering speeds, and deceleration lead to significantly increased requirements for…
General characteristics of wheel suspensions
The suspension of modern vehicles need to satisfy a number of requirements whose aims partly conflict because of different operating conditions (loaded/ unloaded, acceleration/braking, level/uneven road, straight running/cornering). The forces…
Flywheel energy storage
Flywheel energy storage systems for use in vehicle propulsion has reached application in the light tram vehicle. They have also featured in pilot-production vehicles such as the Chrysler Patriot hybrid-drive…
Improvements in electronic engine control
The digital engine control system in this chapter has been made possible by a rapid evolution of the state of technology. Some of this technology has been briefly mentioned in…
Summary of control modes
Engine crank (start) The following list is a summary of the engine operations in the engine crank (starting) mode. Here, the primary control concern is reliable engine start. 1. Engine…
