Ebook: Vehicular Electric Power Systems: Land, Sea, Air, and Space Vehicles (Power Engineering (Willis))

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 engineeringHeralding 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 vehiclesElectric and hybrid electric propulsion systems and control strategiesAerospace power systems including conventional and advanced aircraft, spacecraft, and the international space stationSea and undersea vehiclesThe modeling, real-time state estimation, and stability assessment of vehicular power systemsApplications of fuel cells in various land, sea, air, and space vehiclesModeling techniques for energy storage devices including batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic cells, and ultracapacitorsAdvanced power electronic converters and electric motor drives for vehicular applicationsGuidelines for the proper design of DC and AC distribution architectures