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 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*** * 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** * 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 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.

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XIV Hi Session 2G: Infrastructure 2 ______

Infrastructure for EVs - State of the Art and Promotion Policies in Germany 373 Dietrich NAUNIN The German Electric Vehicle Association, Technical University Berlin

Research and Development Program for Promoting Electric Vehicle Popularization 377 Yuji NAGAI*, Shoji WATANABE*, Masanobu SUGA**, Hiroshi NOMURA** *Ministry of International Trade and Industry **New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

Costs of an Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles • 383 Urs MUNTWYLER*, Sigrid Kleindienst MUNTWYLER** *The Swiss Federal Office of Energy, **Engineer's Office Muntwyler

Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles with ZEBRA Battery 390 Cord-Henrich DUSTMANN AEG Anglo Batteries GmbH

M Session 2H: Transportation Systems

Six Years of Battery-Electric Bus Operation at the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District 395 Paul GRIFFITH*, Gary GLEASON** * Santa Barbara Electric Transportation Institute, **Santa Barbara MTD

PRAXITELE: A Coherent Programme of Self-Service Electric Cars that will Help to Solve Many Urban Transportation Problems 402 Olivier NORMAND*, E. BENEJAM**, F. BROQUA***, Cyriacus Adrianus BLEIJS* *Electricite de France, **CGFTE, ***RENAULT

An Urban Travel for Tomorrow 408 (Tulip) , Concept Joseph BERETTA, Francois CHERY PSA Peugeot Citroen

Role of the Small EV in Mass Transit 411 David PETRIE Petrie Transit Consultants

XV m Session 3A: Vehicles 2

Applications of Electric Double Layer Capacitors to Electric Vehicles 417 Yasuo YAMADA, Shuji SATAKE, Masaharu FUJINAKA Tokyo Denki University

Development of an Electric Light Passenger Vehicle 423 Masao TODA, Hiromasa MINAMI, Yasumitsu ITOU, Daisuke SUZUKI, Kenji SATOU Suzuki Motor Corporation

Development of Mazda Carol EV 428 Christian SCHULTZE*, Yutaka KITAJIMA*, M. YOSHINO**, Toshifumi MAEMOTO** *Mazda Motor Corporation Europe R&D Office, **Mazda Motor Corporation

The Eco Vehicle Project 436 Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Junji HARADA, Lam CHAN, Kiyomoto KAWAKAMI, June OCHIAI The National Institute for Environmental Studies

m Session 3B: Batteries 4

Development of Cylindrical Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries for Electric Vehicle Application 443 Koichi NISHIYAMA*, Toshio MURATA*, Masanori YAMACHI*, Hisami TSUCHIYA**, Eriko YAGASAKI**, Shozo HASHIZUME** *Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd., **The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc.

Ovonic Nickel-Metal Hydride EV Batteries Powering Electric Cars, Trucks, Scooters and Bicycles Worldwide 449 Dennis A. CORRIGAN, S. VENKATESAN, P.R. GIFFORD, A. HOLLAND, M.A. FETCENKO, S.K. DHAR, S.R. OVSHINSKY Ovonic Battery Company

Development of Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery for Electric Vehicles 457 Mitsugu NAGANO*, K. OYAMA*, F. SATO*, T. EGURO**, T. NOMURA**, T. YABUMOTO** * Co., Inc., **The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.

Up-Dated Performance of SAFT Ni-Cd and Ni-MH Batteries for Electric Vehicle 465 Salah OWEIS*, Claude MADERY**, Jean-Louis LISKA**, Philippe BIZARD** *SAFT America Inc., **SAFT Advanced and Industrial Betteries

XVI Session 3C: Market Research 2

America's Electric Utilities and Electric Vehicle Commercialization: Willing Partners and Tough Customers 469 RickTEMPCHIN Edison Electric Institute

The Positioning of the Electric Vehicle in the French Press 472 Christiane LEGRIS-DESPORTES, Helene STEMMELEN Electricite de France

Forecasting Electric Vehicle Costs with Experience Curves 477 Timothy E. Lipman, Daniel SPERLING Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis

*Marketing the EV as a New Transportation: The CITI Example Range Worries are a Myth - Simplicity and Price Sells Michael J. GAGE, Bill VAN AMBURG, Susan ROMEO CALSTART, Inc.

Session 3D: Batteries 5

New Dryfit EV500 Batteries for Hybrids, Scooter and Bicycles 485 Dieter HANAUER EXIDE Automotive GmbH

Regenerative Charging Efficiency of VRLA Battery for Electric Vehicle and Hybrid Vehicle 489 Keiichi HASEGAWA, Masaaki HOSOKAWA, Nobuaki MATSUMOTO, Nobuharu YAMADA, Sawako TAKAHASHI, Yasuhide NAKAYAMA Yuasa Corporation

for Electric Vans in Canada 495 Development of a Thermal Management System William A. ADAMS*, S. TENNANT*, P. MACKERETH*, J. OLIVEIRA*, M. MOODY**, M. JOHNSTON**, S. LINES*** *ESTCO Energy Inc., **CAL Corporation, ***CANMET/Natural Resources Canada

EV Driving Test Results and Cycle-Life Improvement of VRLA Batteries 503 Yuuichi OKADA, Masaaki SHIOMI, Katsuhiro TAKAHASHI, Masaharu TSUBOTA Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd.

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XVII B Session 3E: EV Policies 2

The Fleet Testing Program for Lightweight Electric Vehicles in Mendrisio 509 Marco PIFFARETTI*, Sigrid Kleindienst MUNTWYLER**, Urs MUNTWYLER*** *lnfoVEL, **Engineer's Office Muntwyler, ***The Swiss Federal Office of Energy

Strategies of Electric Vehicle in China 515 Fengchun SUN, Liren SHAO COSTIND Electric Vehicle R&D Center

International Cooperation for Information Exchange on Electric Vehicle Technologies and Programmes at the International Energy Agency 520 Masanobu SUGA, Hiroshi NOMURA New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

M Session 3F: Demonstrations 2

Multiple Purpose Simulation Programme for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Simulation vs. Experimental Results 525 Joeri VAN MIERLO, Gaston MAGGETTO Vrije Universiteit Brussel, CITELEC

Standardized Measurings of the Energy Consumption of Electric Vehicles 531 Urs MUNTWYLER*, Sigrid Kleindienst MUNTWYLER**, Karl MEIER-ENGEL***, Christoph REICHENBACH*** *The Swiss Federal Office of Energy, **Engineer's Office Muntwyler, ***Engineer's School Biel

An Evaluation Model for Energy Consumption of Electric Vehicles based on Monitored Data 536 Yasuko BABA, Hisashi ISHITANI, Ryuji MATUHASHI University of Tokyo

XVIII 11 Session 3G: Infrastructure 3

Development of the Inductive Charging Connector 545 Shuji ARISAKA*, Shuichi KANAGAWA**, Tsutomu TANAKA**, Tomohiro KEISHI*, Kunihiko WATANABE** * Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., **Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.

A Complete Automatic Charging System for Electric Vehicles 550 Joseph BERETTA*, Frederique QUENTIN*, Michel POUMEY** *PSA Peugeot Citroen, **CABLECO

On-Board Charger with a Compensator for Electric Vehicle 553 Hae-Woo PARK, Chang-Seok HAN, Sung-Bum LEE, Bong-Ho LEE, Soo-Whan KIM Hyundai Motor Company

Motor Controller Used as a Low-Cost, High-Power, Fast Charger for Electric Vehicles 561 Edward T. WAGNER, William B. HALL, Bruce LENDERKING Northrop Grumman Corporation

11 Session 3H: Drives 3

Inverter with a New Cooling Apparatus by Boiling and Condensation 567 Jun ISHII, Shigeki FURUTA, Kiyoshi KAWAGUCHI, Masahiko SUZUKI Denso Corporation

High Power Distribution System 574 Richard B. KOLBAS Ford Motor Company

An All-Digital Controller for Electric Vehicle Using a Single-Chip Microcomputer 581 Ryoso MASAKI, Yuusuke TAKAMOTO, Satoru KANEKO, Taizo MIYAZAKI, Sanshiro OBARA Hitachi, Ltd.

Advanced Electric Drive Train Technology and System Issues 589 Abas G. GOODARZI Systronix Corporation

XIX IB Session 4A: Hybrids 2

Batteries to Make the Large Hybrid Vehicles a Reality 595 James E. MILLER, Philippe ULRICH SAFTAmerica Inc.

Single Shaft Parallel Hybrid Drive System 597 Hans-Joachim SCHMIDT-BRUCKEN, B. TULACZKO, K. WELKE, T. WIRTH Fichtel & Sachs AG

Dual System-Newly Developed Hybrid System 603 Kozo YAMAGUCHI*, Yoshinori MIYAISHI*, Mutsumi KAWAMOTO** *Equos Research Co., Ltd., **Aisin AW Co., Ltd.

Development of Nissan Hybrid Electric Vehicle 611 Shinichiro KITADA, Hideaki HORIE Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Hybrid Drive Trains Evaluation in Actual Use 619 F. BADIN*, R. TRIGUI*, A. BOUBAKRI*, E. COMBES**, M. DELHOM** *INRETS, **PSA Peugeot Citroen

B Session 4B: Batteries 6

Sealed Nickel-Zinc Battery for Electric Vehicles 627 Hyuk CHANG, Y.C. YOO, Y.B. PYUN, C. LIM, J.Y. OH, B.H. JUNG, J.M. PARK Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology

Thermal Management for Electric Lithium-Ion Battery System 632 Pascal FLAMENT*, Ph. JEHANNO*, J.P. PLANCHAT*, G. SARRE*, J.J. VULLIERME** * SAFT Advanced and Industrial Battery Group, **ENSMA

A Second Generation Sodium/Nickel Chloride Zebra Cell 637 J. COETZER*, James L. SUDWORTH** * Zebra Power Systems, **Beta Research & Development Ltd.

ZEBRA Battery System with Improved Power Performance for BMW 643 Arnd PRASSEK*, H.H. KRANZ**, Peter CATCHPOLE** *AEG Anglo Batteries GmbH, **BMW AG Session 4C: Demonstrations 3

The Deutsche Post - Electric Fuel Field Test: Large Fleet Operator Forms Initial EV Market 649 Jonathan WHARTMAN, Jonathan R. GOLDSTEIN, Binyamin KORETZ, Jill TWERSKY Electric Fuel Limited

Research Activities in the Large Scale Test with Lightweight Electric Vehicles in Mendrisio 655 Urs MUNTWYLER*, Urs SCHWEGLER**, Markus SIMON*** * Engineer's Office Muntwyler, **Buro fur Verkehrsplanung, ***Polyquest

VEDEL1C: A New Concept of Research/Industry Cooperation on Electric Vehicles in France 661 Jean Alain VIDEAU*, Claude ADES*, Dominique BLAY**, Bernard BERTRAND***, Roger BUISSET*** *EIGSI-CERAVE, **ENSMA, ***Poitou-Charentes Technologies

Joint Practical Experiment on Quick Charging Stations and EVs by Local Governments and Private Companies 665 Shoji KONDOH Aichi Prefectural Government

Session 4D: Fuel Cells

Fuel Cell Powered Electric Vehicle 671 Shigeru OGINO, Yoshio KIMURA Toyota Motor Corporation

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells for Transportation 675 Masayoshi IWASE, Shigeyuki KAWATSU Toyota Motor Corporation

PEM Fuel Cells: Technology and Application in Electrically Driven Vehicles 680 Thomas MOSER, J.R. RAO, E. GRECKSCH Siemens AG

Fuel Cells 686 Energy Evaluation of an Electric Vehicle Hybridized by Solid Oxide Keiji SAKAKI, Fusako NISHIKAWA, Koichi YAMADA University of Tokyo

XXI Session 4E: Vehicles 3 _____

for Electric Vehicles The Importance of Aerodynamic Drag Reduction 693 Kiyoyuki MINATO*, Toshihiko MURAKI*, Hiroshi SHIMIZU**, Junnzi HARADA**, Teruo AKIYAMA***, Osamu FUJII**** * Japan Automobile Research Institute, **The National Institute for Environmental Studies, ***DAIHATSU Motor Co.,Ltd., ****Kurume Institute of Technology

Introduction of SAMBAR EV 699 Kenji HIROSE, Kuniji IMAI, Yutaka YOKOYAMA Fuji Heavey Industries Ltd.

Development of the Super Mini Electric Vehicle 706 Fumimasa ANAN*, Yoshihide SHIMOGAWA*, Masahiko ONO*, Masao ONO**, Tamotsu FUKAZAWA** * Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., **Tokyo R&D Co., Ltd.

jj Session 4F: Components 2

Development of DC Power Contactor for EV 713 Ritsu YAMAMOTO, Riichi UOTOME, Kiyoshi GOTOH Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.

An Inductive Charger for Electric Vehicles 719 Fumimasa ANAN*, Kiyomi YAMASAKI*, Kosuke HARADA**, Hiroshi SAKAMOTO**, Katsunori SUGIMORI***, Shin'ichi ISHII*** * Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., **Kumamoto Institute of Technology, ***Nippon Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

High Efficiency On-Board Charger with Sinusoidal Line Current and Fast Switching Resonant Converters 725 Friedhelm SCHOPE, A. NAGEL, U. ESSER RWTH Aachen

Establishing an UK Electric Vehicle Market with New Fast Recharging Systems 730 David OWEN, John SIMPSON, Jon MCGUIRE PowerGen pic

XXII 18 Session 4G: Infrastructure 4

EDF and the Electric Vehicle: Comprehensive and Standardised Charging Facilities 737 Herve ROCHEREAU, Francois LEONZI, Bruno STAUFFERT Electricite de France

A Fully Automatic Station Using Inductive Charging Techniques 742 Cyriacus Adrianus BLEIJS, Olivier NORMAND Electricite de France

Methodology for Economical and Managerial Assessment of Electric Vehicles Recharging Infrastructures 748 Pietro MENGA*, Alberto SAVOLDELLI** *ENEL SpA, **Consorzio MIP

M Session 4H: Drives 4

Applicability of Various Motors to Electric Vehicles (EV) 757 Yasuyuki SUGII*, Masayuki YADA*, Soichi KOGA*, Tadashi ASHIKAGA** *Tokyo Electric Power Company, **Meidensha Corporation

Development of D.C. Compound Motor for EV Use 765 Kazuhisa ISHIDA Nippon Yusoki Co., Ltd.

AC Drive System for Electric Vehicles 770 Hirohisa YAMAMURA, Hiroshi KATADA, Osamu KOIZUMI, Ryoso MASAKI, Shotaro NAITO, Fumio TAJIMA, Heikichi KUWABARA Hitachi, Ltd.

Development of Phase-Decoupling Permanent Magnet Motor Drives for the Propulsion System of Electric Vehicles 776 Ching Chuen CHAN, Meiling ZHU, J.Z. JIANG, K.T. CHAU, W. XIA The University of Hong Kong

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