Emerging Technologies for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (eBook)

This book presents advanced theoretical and technological findings in electric and hybrid vehicle applications. It covers numerous emerging technologies in this field such as new electric machine topology, new control algorithms, new power converter designs, sophisticated energy managements, improved charging processes, new energy storage technologies and sources, wireless power transfer technologies. The book caters to not only researchers and educators in the field, but also other readers who are interested in new concepts in electric and hybrid vehicular technologies.

Christopher H. T. Lee received his B.Eng. (First Class Honours) degree, and Ph.D. degree both in electrical engineering from Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Honorary Assistant Professor at The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow and then a Visiting Assistant Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States. He is an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, IEEE Access and IET Renewable Power Generation. He is a Chartered Engineer in Hong Kong. His research interests include Electric Machines and Drives, Renewable Energies, and Electromechanical Propulsion Technologies. In these areas, he has published 1 book, 3 books chapters, and over 160 referred papers. Dr. Lee has received many awards, including the First Place Best Paper Award in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, JSPS Fellowship, MDPI Energies Young Investigator Award, NRF Fellowship, Nanyang Assistant Professorship, Li Ka Shing Prize (the best Ph.D. thesis prize) and Croucher Foundation Fellowship.

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This book presents advanced theoretical and technological findings in electric and hybrid vehicle applications. It covers numerous emerging technologies in this field such as new electric machine topology, new control algorithms, new power converter designs, sophisticated energy managements, improved charging processes, new energy storage technologies and sources, wireless power transfer technologies. The book caters to not only researchers and educators in the field, but also other readers who are interested in new concepts in electric and hybrid vehicular technologies.