Conventional fuel/hybrid electric vehicles
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This chapter presents an introductory overview of the basic hybrid power trains for vehicles. The three fundamental topologies of hybrid power plants, series, parallel, and series-parallel, are introduced. some variations of these basic topologies, such as, plug-in hybrids are also discussed. Finally, basic behavior and performance of example hybrid vehicles is presented for further insight. The objective is to familiarize the reader with the basic concepts of hybrid electric vehicles and to serve as a gateway for more detailed study of the subject. 2014 Woodhead Publishing Limited All rights reserved..