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Vehicle Electrification

On Water, in Air and Space

  • Provides a comprehensive presentation of electric propulsion systems for large vehicles
  • Features highly efficient and fault-tolerant electric propulsion
  • Discusses the systems which can be used today or in the near future on the ships, planes, helicopters, and spacecrafts

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. From the Failure Rate of Components to the Cost-Effectiveness of an Arctic Gas Carrier with an Electric Propulsion System

    • Igor Bolvashenkov, Jörg Kammermann, Alexander Rubinraut, Hans-Georg Herzog, Ilia Frenkel
    Pages 1-19
  3. Technological Feasibility of a Full-Electric Aircraft Considering Weight, Volume, and Reliability Restrictions

    • Igor Bolvashenkov, Jörg Kammermann, Alexander Rubinraut, Hans-Georg Herzog, Ilia Frenkel
    Pages 21-39
  4. Design and Feasibility of Electrical Version of Search-and-Rescue Helicopter Based on Eurocopter

    • Igor Bolvashenkov, Jörg Kammermann, Alexander Rubinraut, Hans-Georg Herzog, Ilia Frenkel
    Pages 41-61
  5. Electric Propulsion Systems of Interorbital Rockets for Flights Toward Planets of the Solar System

    • Igor Bolvashenkov, Jörg Kammermann, Alexander Rubinraut, Hans-Georg Herzog, Ilia Frenkel
    Pages 63-98

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive assessment and presentation of various feasible application of electric propulsion system, considering their weight, volume, reliability, and fault tolerance. The results of feasibility analysis can be used today or in the near future for development of electric propulsion system for the ships, planes, helicopters, and spacecrafts. To solve the above task, new theoretical approaches are applied, including combined random process methods, the Lz-transform technique for multistate systems, and statistical data processing.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Energy Conversion Technology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany

    Igor Bolvashenkov, Jörg Kammermann, Hans-Georg Herzog

  • Design Office, Expplanet, Munich, Germany

    Alexander Rubinraut

  • Center for Reliability and Risk Management, Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel

    Ilia Frenkel

About the authors

Igor Bolvashenkov, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Energy Conversion Technology of Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany. He obtained his M.Sc. (1981) and Ph.D. degrees (1989) in Electrical Engineering from Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, Leningrad, USSR. From 1987 to 1993, he worked as an Associate Professor at the Murmansk State Technical University, Russia. Since 2004, he has worked at the Institute of Energy Conversion Technology at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany.

He specializes in the development and simulation of electric propulsion system for ships, cars, trains and aircrafts and comprehensive analysis of their efficiency, reliability, and fault tolerance. He has published four books, more than 150 scientific articles, chapters, and patents.

Jörg Kammermann, Dr.-Ing., received his diploma (Dipl.-Ing.) in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology in 2011, as well as his doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2019, from Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany. From 2011 to 2016, he was research associate and since 2016, he is academic counselor with the Institute of Energy Conversion Technology at TUM.

His research and teaching field includes the system analysis of electric vehicles based on application requirements, multiphase electric drives, and electric drives for safety-critical applications.

Alexander Rubinraut, Dr.-Ing. Habil, is General Manager in the Design Office “Expplanet”, (Munich, Germany). Graduated from The Moscow Energetic Institute in 1955, he received a PhD degree in 1967, habilitated in 1989, in Electrical Engineering and Energetics. During 20 years was the head of Special problem laboratory at the Moscow Research Institute of Electrical Engineering, where electrical motors and generators, operating based on effect of superconductivity have been created. He is the author of  the book ”Cryogenic electrical motors“ and two monographs. He has published more than 100 scientific works and invention patents.

Hans-Georg Herzog, Prof. Dr.-Ing., works at the Institute of Energy Conversion Technology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany. He holds a diploma and doctoral degree (with distinction) from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). After his time as a research associate, he joined Robert Bosch GmbH, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany. Since 2002, he has been Head of the Institute of Energy Conversion Technology at TUM.

His main research interests are energy efficiency of hybrid electric and full electric vehicles, electric aircraft, reliability of drive trains and their components, energy and power management, and advanced design methods for electrical machines. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and Member of VDI as well as VDE.

Ilia Frenkel, Ph.D., is Chair in the Center for Reliability and Risk Management, Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE), Beer Sheva, Israel.

He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics from Voronezh State University, Russia, and Ph.D. degree in Operational Research and Computer Science from the Institute of Economy, Ukrainian Academy of Science, Kiev, Ukraine. He has more than 45 years of academic experience and teaching experience at universities and institutions in Russia and Israel. From 1988 till 1991, he worked as Department Chair and Associate Professor at the Applied Mathematics and Computers Department, Volgograd Civil Engineering Institute, Russia. From 2001 till 2018, he served as Senior Lecturer at the Industrial Engineering and Management Department and from 2005 as Chair in the Center for Reliability and Risk Management in Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE), Beer Sheba and Ashdod, Israel.

He specializes in applied statistics and reliability with application to preventive maintenance. Heis an editor and a member of the editorial board of scientific and professional journals. 
He published five books and more than 100 scientific articles and chapters. He has edited 5 books and 12 special journal issues and organized several international conferences in Israel and China.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vehicle Electrification

  • Book Subtitle: On Water, in Air and Space

  • Authors: Igor Bolvashenkov, Jörg Kammermann, Alexander Rubinraut, Hans-Georg Herzog, Ilia Frenkel

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81740-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81739-8Published: 16 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-81740-4Published: 15 September 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2191-530X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 98

  • Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks, Energy Systems

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Buying options

eBook USD 54.99
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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