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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…
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Steering system
On passenger cars, the driver must select the steering wheel angle to keep deviation from…
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Independent wheel suspensions – general
The chassis of a passenger car must be able to handle the engine power installed.…
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General characteristics of wheel suspensions
The suspension of modern vehicles need to satisfy a number of requirements whose aims partly…
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Flywheel energy storage
Flywheel energy storage systems for use in vehicle propulsion has reached application in the light…
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Improvements in electronic engine control
The digital engine control system in this chapter has been made possible by a rapid…
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Summary of control modes
Engine crank (start) The following list is a summary of the engine operations in the…
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System diagnosis
Another important feature of microcomputer engine control systems is their ability to diagnose failures in…
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Automatic system adjustment
Another important feature of microcomputer engine control systems is their ability to be programmed to…
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Evaporative emissions canister purge
During engine-off conditions, the fuel stored in the fuel system tends to evaporate into the…