K.T. Chau has served as Director of the International Research Centre for Electric Vehicles at the University of Hong Kong for over ten years. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, the IET and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He has served as editor and editorial board member of various international journals as well as chairing and organizing committee members of many international conferences, especially in the area of Electric Vehicles. He is also an international consultant for electric vehicle technologies. Professor Chau has published six books, over two hundred refereed journal papers, and many industrial reports. His teaching and research philosophy follows the Confucian classic 'Li Ji' - Teaching and learning (research) are mutually motivating.

• Chapter 1: Overview of energy systems for electric and hybrid vehiclesChapter 2: Overview of electrochemical energy sources for electric vehiclesChapter 3: Ultrahigh-speed flywheel energy storage for electric vehiclesChapter 4: Hybridization of energy sources for electric and hybrid vehiclesChapter 5: Solar energy harvesting for electric vehiclesChapter 6: On-board electromagnetic energy regeneration for electric vehiclesChapter 7: On-board thermoelectric energy recovery for hybrid electric vehiclesChapter 8: Review of battery charging strategies for electric vehiclesChapter 9: Wireless power transfer systems for electric vehiclesChapter 10: Move-and-charge technology for electric vehiclesChapter 11: Energy cryptography for wireless charging of electric vehiclesChapter 12: Review of battery management systems for electric vehiclesChapter 13: Integration of energy and information in electric vehicle systemsChapter 14: Optimal scheduling with vehicle-to-grid ancillary servicesChapter 15: Vehicle-to-home, vehicle-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-grid energy systemsChapter 16: Vehicle-to-grid power interface

K.T. Chau has served as Director of the International Research Centre for Electric Vehicles at the University of Hong Kong for over ten years. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, the IET and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He has served as editor and editorial board member of various international journals as well as chairing and organizing committee members of many international conferences, especially in the area of Electric Vehicles. He is also an international consultant for electric vehicle technologies. Professor Chau has published six books, over two hundred refereed journal papers, and many industrial reports. His teaching and research philosophy follows the Confucian classic 'Li Ji' - Teaching and learning (research) are mutually motivating.

• Chapter 1: Overview of energy systems for electric and hybrid vehiclesChapter 2: Overview of electrochemical energy sources for electric vehiclesChapter 3: Ultrahigh-speed flywheel energy storage for electric vehiclesChapter 4: Hybridization of energy sources for electric and hybrid vehiclesChapter 5: Solar energy harvesting for electric vehiclesChapter 6: On-board electromagnetic energy regeneration for electric vehiclesChapter 7: On-board thermoelectric energy recovery for hybrid electric vehiclesChapter 8: Review of battery charging strategies for electric vehiclesChapter 9: Wireless power transfer systems for electric vehiclesChapter 10: Move-and-charge technology for electric vehiclesChapter 11: Energy cryptography for wireless charging of electric vehiclesChapter 12: Review of battery management systems for electric vehiclesChapter 13: Integration of energy and information in electric vehicle systemsChapter 14: Optimal scheduling with vehicle-to-grid ancillary servicesChapter 15: Vehicle-to-home, vehicle-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-grid energy systemsChapter 16: Vehicle-to-grid power interface

K.T. Chau has served as Director of the International Research Centre for Electric Vehicles at the University of Hong Kong for over ten years. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, the IET and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He has served as editor and editorial board member of various international journals as well as chairing and organizing committee members of many international conferences, especially in the area of Electric Vehicles. He is also an international consultant for electric vehicle technologies. Professor Chau has published six books, over two hundred refereed journal papers, and many industrial reports. His teaching and research philosophy follows the Confucian classic 'Li Ji' - Teaching and learning (research) are mutually motivating.

• Chapter 1: Overview of energy systems for electric and hybrid vehiclesChapter 2: Overview of electrochemical energy sources for electric vehiclesChapter 3: Ultrahigh-speed flywheel energy storage for electric vehiclesChapter 4: Hybridization of energy sources for electric and hybrid vehiclesChapter 5: Solar energy harvesting for electric vehiclesChapter 6: On-board electromagnetic energy regeneration for electric vehiclesChapter 7: On-board thermoelectric energy recovery for hybrid electric vehiclesChapter 8: Review of battery charging strategies for electric vehiclesChapter 9: Wireless power transfer systems for electric vehiclesChapter 10: Move-and-charge technology for electric vehiclesChapter 11: Energy cryptography for wireless charging of electric vehiclesChapter 12: Review of battery management systems for electric vehiclesChapter 13: Integration of energy and information in electric vehicle systemsChapter 14: Optimal scheduling with vehicle-to-grid ancillary servicesChapter 15: Vehicle-to-home, vehicle-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-grid energy systemsChapter 16: Vehicle-to-grid power interface