| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 298 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Benefits of electrified propulsion for large aircraft Rodger Dyson, Ralph Jansen and Nateri Madavan; 2. Aircraft electric power system design, control, and protection Robert Bayles; 3. Megawatt-scale electric machines for electrified aircraft propulsion Tim C. O'Connell and Xiaolong Zhang; 4. Superconducting machines and cables Thanatheepan Balachandran, Tim Haugan and Kiruba Haran; 5. Conventional power electronics for electrified aircraft propulsion Patrick Wheeler; 6. Cryogenic power electronics Zheyu Zhang, Fei (Fred) Wang and Ruirui Chen; 7. Electrochemical energy storage and conversion for electrified aircraft Ajay Misra; 8. Thermal management of electrified propulsion systems Charles E. Lents; 9. Performance assessment of electrified aircraft Jonathan C. Gladin |
| Summary |
"What are the benefits of electrified propulsion for large aircraft? What technology advancements are required to realize these benefits? How can the aerospace industry transition from today's technologies to state-of-the-art electrified systems? Learn the answers with this multidisciplinary text, combining expertise from leading researchers in electrified aircraft propulsion. The book includes broad coverage of electrification technologies, spanning power systems and power electronics, materials science, superconductivity and cryogenics, thermal management, battery chemistry, system design, and system optimization; and a clear-cut roadmap identifying remaining gaps between the current state-of-theart and future performance technologies, providing expert guidance on areas for future research and investment. Providing an ideal introduction to cutting-edge advances and outstanding challenges in large electric aircraft design, this is a perfect resource for graduate students, researchers and professional engineers in electrical and aeronautical engineering, policy makers, and management professionals, interested in nextgeneration commercial flight technologies"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 24, 2022) |
| Subject |
Electric airplanes.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General)
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Electric airplanes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Haran, Kiruba, editor.
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Madavan, Nateri, editor
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O'Connell, Tim C., editor
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| LC no. |
2021012178 |
| ISBN |
9781108297684 |
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1108297684 |
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