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International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS) ; 13 Symposium Proceedings Volume I Sessions 1A - 4H Technical Sessions (Oral) M Session 1A: Vehicles 1 RAV4-EV and its Adaptability to the Real Market 1 Yoshitaka ASAKURA, Kunio KANAMARU Toyota Motor Corporation The Micro, One Person EV 9 Toshihiro SUMITANI*, Yasuichi KITAMURA*, Shiro KAWAKATSU*, Katsumi YAMAMOTO** *DAIHATSU Motor Co., Ltd., **The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. A New Understanding of EVs as a Precondition for a Successful Market Introduction 15 Dietmar ABT Deutsche Post Consult GmbH On the Design Concept of Electric Vehicle for the Future 22 Shigeyuki MINAMI Osaka City University Session IB: Batteries 1 Performances of a Lithium Ion Battery for Electric Vehicle 27 Michel BROUSSELY, G. RIGOBERT, J.P. PLANCHAT, G. SARRE SAFT, Advanced and Industrial Batteries Group Lithium-Ion Battery Electronic Control System for Electric Vehicle Application 33 Christophe MORIN, Michel PERELLE SAFT-NIFE Power Systems Advanced Battery System for Electric Vehicle (FEV-II) 37 Takeshi MIYAMOTO*, Masayuki TOUDA*, Kiyoshi KATAYAMA** *Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., **Sony Corporation RME Company Some Safety Aspects of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicle Applications 45 Sohrab HOSSAIN, Sid A. MEGAHED Rechargeable Battery Industries Corporation Session 1C: Drives 1 Differential Gear-Less Power Train for Electric Vehicles by Anti-Directional-Twin-Rotary Motor Drive 51 Atsuo KAWAMURA*, Nobukazu HOSHI*, Kan AKATSU*, Tae Woong KIM***, Tomoki YOKOYAMA**, Tsuneo KUME*** *Yokohama National University, **Toshiba Corporation, ***Yaskawa Elec. Mfg. Co., Ltd. Low Cost Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Drivelines 57 Ronald Leslie HODKINSON Nelco Systems-Polaron Group Development of a New High Performance Induction Motor Drive Train for European City-Car for Near Term Production 63 Paolo FERRARIS*, Alberto TENCONI*, Giampiero BRUSAGLINO**, Vittorio RAVELLO** *Politecnico di Torino, **Centro Ricerche Fiat System-Optimization of the Drive Train of Electric Vehicles to Reduce the Energy Consumption 70 Peter MAURACHER Aachen University of Technology Session 1D: Batteries 2 Battery Management with a Two Wire Bus for Single Cell Charging and Measurement 79 Hans KAHLEN, Bernhard HAUCK University of Kaiserslautern Ultra Rapid Battery Charging: Charge Time, Efficiency, and Battery Life Considerations 84 Jiri K. NOR, Vladimir PAVLOVIC Norvik Traction Inc. Fast Charging of Nickel/Cadmium Batteries in the Chrysler TEVan 91 William A. ADAMS*, S. TENNANT*, P. MACKERETH*, S. LINES**, C. GUERETTE***, M. LAMARCHE**** *ESTCO Energy Inc., **Natural Resources Canada, **transport Canada, ****Canada Motor Vehicle Test Centre Charging Procedure of Sealed Lead-Acid Batteries on Electric Vehicles for Load Leveling during Night 97 Toru IWAHORI, Yoshiki IBI, Fumimasa ANAN The Central Electric Power Council IX SB Session IE: Hybrids 1 The EV/EHV Solution for Sweden. The Optimal Mix of Vehicles and Fuels, and the Strategy to Get There 105 Hans G. PETTERSSON KFB, Swedish Transport and Communications Research Board Hypercars: The Next Industrial Revolution 113 Amory B. LOVINS Rocky Mountain Institute Development of a HEV for Light-Duty Trucks 121 Nobuaki TAKEDA, Naotake KUMAGAI Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Development of a New Low-Pollution, High Fuel Efficiency Urban Bus Equipped with Diesel Electric Hybrid System 127 Tetsuo KOIKE, Kunitoshi SHIMIZU, Toshihide MIYAJIMA, Minoru J0GAM0T0 Hino Motors, Ltd. jj Session 1F: Components 1 Optimum Design of an Interior Permanent Magnet Motor for Electric Vehicles 135 Hiroshi MURAKAMI, Noriyoshi NISHIYAMA, Shinichiro KAWANO, Yukio HONDA, Yasuhiro K0ND0, Toshiro HIGAKI Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Improvement of Testing Technology for a Motor of an Electric Vehicle 142 Hiroshi SUGA, Yasutomo KAWABATA Toyota Motor Corporation Capacity Optimization of Auxiliary Power System for EVs 149 Chunho KIM, Eok NAMGOONG KIA Motors Corporation Power Steering System for Electric Vehicle 156 Waichiro IJIRI Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. H Session 1G: Infrastructure 1 The Benefit of Battery Change and Battery Leasing 163 OlofOHLSON Stockholm Energi AB Electricity Supply of Electric Vehicles in Germany 171 Bemd SPORCKMANN RWE Energie AG Effects of Electric Vehicles on German Electric Power Supply 178 Andreas R. HEIDER, Hans-Jurgen HAUBRICH RWTH Aachen Power Conditioning of Single-Phase Switch-Mode Converters for Battery Chargers 186 Osamu MIYASHITA*, T. OHNUKI*, G. MAGGETTO**, Ph. LATAIRE** *Tokyo Denki University, ** Vrije Universiteit Brussel P Session 1H: Air Quality Assessment of the Impacts of Electric Vehicles on Energy, the Environment and Transport Systems: Collaborative Research in an IEA Context 193 Pieter C. MCKAY*, Onno VAN HILTEN*, Richard T.M. SMOKERS*, A. ANDRAE**, A. HIRZER**, S. LINES***, J. DE OLIVEIRA****, A. HOFFER*****, U. SCHWEGLER******, C. SNYMAN******* *Netherlands Energy Research Foundation ECN, **Austrian Mobility Research FGM, ***Natural Resources Canada, ****ESTCO Energy Inc., *****Ontario Hydro, ******U.Schwegler Bum fur Verkehrsplanung, *******Eskom Marketing Comparative Emissions of Public Transport and Private Cars for Urban Commuting 200 David PORTER*, Bemd SPORCKMANN** * Electricity Association, **RWE Energie AG Environmental, Health, and Safety Issues of Advanced Electric Vehicle Batteries 206 Carol J. HAMMEL National Renewable Energy Laboratory Performance and Emissions Test Results of a Low-Floor, Low-Emissions Transit Bus with a 225kW Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System 213 Robert D. KING*, K.B. HAEFNER*, R. KOEGL*, L SALASOO*, A. HAMILTON** *General Electric Corporate Research and Development, **GE Transportation Systems XI Session 2A: EV Overview Overview of Austrian EV and Hybrid Projects 221 Wolfgang STREICHER Institute of Thermal Engineering, Graz University of Technology Agile Manufacturing Applied to EV Chassis - When Military Base Reuse Can Benefit a New Industry 227 John BOESEL CALSTART, Inc. Electric Scooters in Taiwan, R.O.C. 231 Jet P.H.SHU Industrial Technology Research Institute (MIRL, ITRI) The Second 25 Years of EVS; EVS-1 (1969) Hopes and Dreams; EVS-13 (1996) Achievements and Realities 238 Victor WOUK Curtis Instruments, inc. Session 2B: Market Research 1 _„________________ Demand for Electric Vehicles by "Hybrid Households" 245 Kenneth S. KURANI, Thomas TURRENTINE, Daniel SPERLING Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis Ford Ecostar Market Research 253 David WASSMANN, Ken STWERTNIK Ford Motor Company Market Segments for Electric Vehicles in Europe 261 Urs MUNTWYLER*, Dana A. DAVIS**, Hans-Christoph LANG** * Engineer's Office Muntwyler, **BWI ETH Zurich Session 2C: Drives 2 An Electric Vehicle Propulsion Control System 267 Kazuyoshi OBAYASHI, Hiroya TSUJI, Tsuyoshi YAMASHITA, Keiichiro BANZAI Denso Corporation Fast Rotor Flux Control of Vector Controlled Induction Motor Operating at Maximum Efficiency for Electric Vehicles 272 Kouki MATSUSE, Seiji KATSUTA Melji University Fourth Generation Propulsion Subsystem for Commercial Electric Vehicles 279 Ronald W. YOUNG, James SOUTHER, E. Kurt ROGGE, Mike LOWRY Delco Propulsion Systems EV Drive System with Voltage Booster 287 Hideki JONOKUCHI*, Masami HIRATA*, Shinichi HASHIMOTO*, Haruhiko ISHIHARA*, Mikio UMEDA**, Hiroki ITOH**, Shozo HASHIZUME***, Shuzo KAKUCHI*** *Toshiba Corporation, **Toshiba AVE Co., Ltd., ***The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. Combined Drive and High-Rate Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles 295 David J. SHEMMANS, David J. MCSHANE Wavedriver Limited Session 2D: Batteries 3 _ U.S. Department of Energy Electric and Hybrid Advanced Battery Systems Program 303 Raymond A. SUTULA*, Kenneth L. HE1TNER*, P.G. PATIL*, S.R. VENKATESWARAN** *U.S. Department of Energy, **Energetics, Inc. Exploratory Technology Research in Support of the U.S. Department of Energy Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Program 311 JoAnn MILLIKEN, Albert R. LANDGREBE U.S. Department of Energy Traction Batteries - European Testing Report 316 Kenneth LILLIE*, P. CATCHPOLE** * Rover Group, **BMWAG Status of Electricite de France's R&D Studies on Batteries for Electric Vehicles 322 Patrick K. GAGNOL, Ph. BERCKMANS, P. BAUDRY Electricite' de France XIII Session 2E: EV Policies 1 "Quick Charge" - The Southern California Initiative 331 Kyle L DAVIS*, Wendy JAMES*, Roberta HUGHAN**, Ray GORSKI*** * Southern California Edison Electric Transportation, **California Air Resources Board, ***AB 2766 MSRC Pilot- and New Strategy and New Projects of the Swiss Research-, Demonstration Programmes for Lightweight and Electric Vehicles 339 Urs MUNTWYLER*, Sigrid Kleindienst MUNTWYLER**, Martin PULFER* ** *The Swiss Federal Office of Energy, Engineer's Office Muntwyler New Movement for the Promotion of Electric Vehicles 343 Tadashi TATEUCHI Japan Electric Vehicle Club Contribution to Local Economic Development through Electric Vehicle Manufacturing and Use in France Jean Noel REBORA Euroasia Markets AG Session 2F: Demonstrations 1 Battery and EVs Field Testing at ENEA Research Centre 347 Mario CONTE, Giovanni PEDE, R. VELLONE ENEA, Italian Agency for New Technology, Energy and the Environment Research and Development of EVs in Japanese Electric Utilities 355 Fumimasa ANAN, Yoshiki IBI, Kazuo NISHIYAMA The Central Electric Power Council Demonstration Tests of Libero Electric Vehicle at TEPCO 361 Masayuki YADA*, Yasuyuki SUGII*, Soichi KOGA*, Nobuyuki KAWAI**, Kenichi SAGA** *Tokyo Electric Power Company, **Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Evaluation Test for Operation of Electric Vehicles at Our Offices 367 Fumimasa ANAN, Toshihiko SATO Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. "Paper
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