Vehicle Electrification: On Water, in Air and Space (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)

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. Preface Contents About the Authors 1 From the Failure Rate of Components to the Cost-Effectiveness of an Arctic Gas Carrier with an Electric Propulsion System 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Object of Study 1.3 Methodology of Assessment 1.4 Model of the LNG Tanker 1.5 Results of Calculation 1.6 Conclusion References 2 Technological Feasibility of a Full-Electric Aircraft Considering Weight, Volume, and Reliability Restrictions 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Analysis of Weight and Volume 2.2.1 Aircraft Parameters 2.2.2 Aircraft Conversion Analysis 2.3 Reliability and Fault Tolerance Assessment of the DH8D 2.3.1 Description of the System’s Elements 2.3.2 Lz-Transform Calculation of the Multi-state Models for the Conventional Aircraft 2.3.3 Lz-Transform Calculation of the Multi-state Models for the Electrified Aircraft 2.4 Conclusion References 3 Design and Feasibility of Electrical Version of Search-and-Rescue Helicopter Based on Eurocopter 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Conventional Object of Study 3.3 Electric Version of Traction Drive 3.3.1 Traction Electric Motor 3.3.2 Power Electronics 3.3.3 Electric Energy Source and Hydrogen Storage 3.4 Evaluation of Feasibility 3.5 Conclusion References 4 Electric Propulsion Systems of Interorbital Rockets for Flights Toward Planets of the Solar System 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Superconducting Electric Rocket Propulsion System (SERPS) 4.3 Design of SERPS 4.4 Electric Rocket for Movement of a Space Train from Earth’s Orbit to Mars’ Orbit 4.5 Design of the Electric Rocket ER-7 4.6 Design of the Takeoff–Landing Capsule (TLC) 4.7 Electric Rocket to Move Space Train from the Earth’s Orbit to Orbit of Jupiter 4.8 The Design of a Space Train to Fly to the Distant Planets of the Solar System 4.8.1 The Space Locomotive 4.8.2 Onboard Power Installation 4.8.3 The Nuclear Reactor 4.8.4 The MHD AC Generator 4.8.5 The Gas Turbine and the Cryoturbogenerator 4.8.6 The System of Electric Propulsion of the Space Train 4.9 Conclusion References