Vehicular Electric Power Systems: Land, Sea, Air, and Space Vehicles

Vehicular Electric Power Systems: Land, Sea, Air, and Space Vehicles acquaints professionals with trends and challenges in the development of more electric vehicles (MEVs) using detailed examples and comprehensive discussions of advanced MEV power system architectures, characteristics, and dynamics. The authors focus on real-world applications and highlight issues related to system stability as well as challenges faced during and after implementation.

Probes innovations in the development of more electric vehicles for improved maintenance, support, endurance, safety, and cost-efficiency in automotive, aerospace, and marine vehicle engineering

Heralding a new wave of advances in power system technology, Vehicular Electric Power Systems discusses:

Different automotive power systems including conventional automobiles, more electric cars, heavy-duty vehicles, and electric and hybrid electric vehicles

Electric and hybrid electric propulsion systems and control strategies

Aerospace power systems including conventional and advanced aircraft, spacecraft, and the international space station

Sea and undersea vehicles

The modeling, real-time state estimation, and stability assessment of vehicular power systems

Applications of fuel cells in various land, sea, air, and space vehicles

Modeling techniques for energy storage devices including batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic cells, and ultracapacitors

Advanced power electronic converters and electric motor drives for vehicular applications

Guidelines for the proper design of DC and AC distribution architectures

Ali Emadi is the Director of Grainger Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratories at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), where he has established research and teaching laboratories as well as courses in power electronics, motor drives and vehicular power systems. He is also Cofounder and Codirector of the IIT Consortium on Advanced Automotive Systems (ICAAS). The author of numerous publications and books, he is the recipient of the 2002 University Excellence in Teaching Award from IIT. He received the B.S. (1995) and M.S. (1997) degrees with highest distinction from Sharif University of Technology, Iran, and the Ph.D. degree (2000) from Texas A&M University, College Station.Mehrdad Ehsani is Director, Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory and Advanced Vehicle Systems Research Program, Texas A&M University, College Station. The author of more than 300 professional publications and books, he holds over 13 patents. A fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), he is a distinguished speaker of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and distinguished lecturer of the IEEE Industry Application Society. He received the B.S. (l973) and M.S. (1974) degrees from the University of Texas, Austin, and the Ph.D. degree (1981) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.John M. Miller is retired from Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, and is Founder and Principal Engineer, J-N-J Miller Design Services, P.L.C, Cedar, Michigan, as well as Adjunct Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, and Texas A&M University, College Station. The author of over 100 professional publications and 3 books, he holds 39 U.S. patents and is a member of the MIT-Industry Consortium on Advanced Automotive Electrical/Electronic Systems and Components. A member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, he received the B.S.E.E. (1976) degree from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, the M.E. (l979) degree from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, and the Ph.D. (1983) degree from Michigan State University, East Lansing.