Book News by Marian P. Kazmierkowski and Fernando da Silva Electric Power Systems Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles: Fundamentals, Theory, and Design, Second Edition By Mehrdad Ehsani, Yimin Gao, and Ali Emadi, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 2010, Hardcover, 534 pages, 413 illustra- tions and diagrams, ISBN: 978-1- 4200-5398-2. T his newly published book is coauthored by Mehrdad Ehsani and Yimin Gao, Texas A&M University, College Station, and Ali Emadi, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. This book appeared in CRC Press’ Power Electronics and Appli- cations Series, with Muhammad H. Rashid, University of West Florida, as the series editor. This is an expanded, updated, and corrected second edition of the best-selling book published by CRC Press in 2004 [1]. Several new chap- ters and paragraphs, recent references, and a case study have been added: n three new chapters (9, 10, and 16) on drive-train design methodology and control principles n a completely rewritten chapter (2) on fundamentals of regenera- tive braking n corrections and updates of the material in the first edition n a case-study appendix that breaks down the Toyota Prius hybrid system. Therefore, the book now has 16 chapters altogether: 1) Environmental Impact and History of Modern Transportation 2) Fundamentals of Vehicle Propul- sion and Brake 3) Internal Combustion Engines 4) Electric Vehicles 5) Hybrid Electric Vehicles 6) Electric Propulsion Systems 7) Design Principle of Series (Elec- trical Coupling) Hybrid Electric Drive Train 8) Parallel (Mechanically Coupled) Hybrid Electric Drive Train De- sign (new chapter) 9) Design and Control Methodology of Series-Parallel (Torque and Speed Coupling) Hybrid Drive Train (new chapter) 10) Design and Control Principles of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles 11) Mild Hybrid Electric Drive Train Design 12) Peaking Power Sources and Energy Storages 13) Fundamentals of Regenerative Breaking 14) Fuel Cells 15) Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Drive Train Design 16) Design of Series Hybrid Drive Train for Off-Road Vehicles (new chapter) Appendix: technical overview of Toyota Prius (new). Similar to the earlier announced book on this hot topic [2], [3], the pre- sented book is well balanced, and the description of technical material is sim- ple with physically insightful discus- sions. Each chapter is supplemented with a selected list of references. The authors illustrate key concepts with simulations and calculation examples. This new edition of this excellent refer- ence book will greatly aid engineers, students, researchers, and other pro- fessionals who are working in automo- tive-related industries, as well as those in government and academia. I believe that this up-to-date second edition of the book will certainly be as successful as the first one. References [1] M. Eshani, Y. Gao, S. E. Gay, and A. Emadi, Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles-Fundamentals, Theory, and Design. Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 2004. [2] M. P. Kazmierkowski, Handbook of Automo- tive Power Electronics and Motor Drives, A. Emadi, Ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 2006. [3] M. P. Kazmierkowski, ‘‘Handbook of auto- motive power electronics and motor drives,’’ IEEE Ind. Electron. Mag., vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 46–47, 2008. HVDC Transmission: Power Conversion Applications in Power Systems By Chan-Ki Kim, Vijay K. Sood, Gil-Soo Jang, Seong-Joo Lim, and Seok-Jin Lee, IEEE Press, Wiley, Singapore, 2009, Hardcover, 458 pages, ISBN: 978-0- 470-82295-1 (cloth) and ISBN: 978- 0-470-82295-1 (HB). H igh-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems use dc for the bulk transmis- sion of electrical power. Compared with the common ac systems, HVDC Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MIE.2010.936103 Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MIE.2010.936104 MARCH 2010 n IEEE INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS MAGAZINE 75 View publication stats View publication stats