Toyota hybrid system (THS) is used in the current best selling hybrid vehicle on the market-
the Toyota Prius. This hybrid system contains a power-split planetary gear system which …

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have demonstrated the capability to improve fuel economy
and emissions. The plug-in HEV (PHEV), utilizing more battery power, has become a more …

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are equipped with multiple power sources for improving the
efficiency and performance of their power supply system. An energy management (EM) …

This chapter overviews the progress of vehicle power management technologies that shape
the modern automobile. Some of these technologies are still in the research stage. Four in …

When a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) is certified for emissions and fuel economy, its power
management system must be charge sustaining over the drive cycle, meaning that the …

This doctoral thesis presents new ideas and research results on control of marine electric
power system. The main motivation for this work is the development of a control system …

The gradual decline of oil reserves and the increasing demandfor energy over the past
decades has resulted in automotive manufacturers seeking alternative solutions to reduce …

This paper approaches the problem of optimizing energy consumption onboard hybrid
vehicles in a general way, considering the main issues to be solved in their conceptuality …

Introduction of a fast auxiliary power source and a decrease in the transient regulation of the
polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell are possible methods for improving system …

The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), utilizing more battery power, has become the
next-generation HEV with great promise of higher fuel economy. Global optimization charge …