Electrified Aircraft Propulsion: Powering the Future of Air Transportation

Description

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 road map identifying remaining gaps between the current state-of-the-art and future performance technologies. Providing expert guidance on areas for future research and investment and an ideal introduction to cutting-edge advances and outstanding challenges in large electric aircraft design, this is a perfect resource for graduate students, researchers, electrical and aeronautical engineers, policymakers, and management professionals interested in next-generation commercial flight technologies.

Kiruba Haran is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he is also Director of the Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and Electromechanics. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. Nateri Madavan is Deputy Director for the Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program, NASA Aeronautics Mission Directorate, NASA. Timothy C. O'Connell is Senior Lead Engineer for P.C. Krause & Associates and Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.