The Electric Car: Development and Future of Battery, Hybrid and Fuel-Cell Cars
By Michael H. Westbrook

Glossary

A-H

AC
alternating current
AFC
alkaline electrolyte fuel cell
ALABC
Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium
APU
auxiliary power unit
BJT
bipolar junction transistor
CARB
California Air Resources Board
CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CVT
continuously variable transmission
DC
direct current
DI
direct injection
DOD
depth of discharge
DOE
US Department of Energy
EDLC
electrochemical double layer capacitor
EPRI
Electric Power Research Institute
Euro NCAP
European New Car Assessment Programme
EZEV
equivalent zero-emission vehicle
FCEV
fuel cell electric vehicle
GTO
gate turn-off thyristor
HEV
hybrid electric vehicle
HFAC
high frequency alternating current

I-P

IC
integrated circuit
ICE
internal combustion engine
IGBT
insulated gate bipolar transistor
IIHS
US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
kWh
kilowatt-hour
Li-Ion
lithium-ion
MCFC
molten carbonate electrolyte fuel cell
MCT
MOS-controlled thyristor
MEA
membrane electrode assembly
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MW
megawatt
NaNiCl 2
sodium nickel chloride
NGP
next generation powertrain
NHTSA
US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NiCd
nickel cadmium
NiMH
nickel metal hydride
NOx
oxides of nitrogen
NPN
negative-positive-negative (transistor type)
PAFC
phosphoric acid electrolyte fuel cell
PEM
proton exchange membrane
PLI
plastic lithium ion
PM
permanent magnet
PNP
positive-negative-positive (transistor type)
PSOC
partial state of charge
PWM
pulse width modulation
PZEV
partial zero emission vehicle

R-Z

RMS
root mean square
SCR
silicon-controlled rectifier
SOA
safe operating area
SOC
state of charge
SOFC
solid oxide electrolyte fuel cell
SOHC
single overhead camshaft
SR
switched reluctance
SULEV
super ultra-low emission vehicle
SUV
sport utility vehicle
TPV
thermophotovoltaics
ULEV
ultra-low emission vehicle
USABC
US...
Copyright The Institution of Electrical Engineers 2001 under license agreement with Books24x7
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