Fault-Tolerant Traction Electric Drives : Reliability, Topologies and Components Design

This concise book focuses on the reliability of traction electrical drives. The first chapter presents the Lz-transform approach for the comparative analysis of the fault tolerance of multi-motor electrical drives with multi-phase traction motors. The second chapter then provides an estimate of the value of the operational availability and performance of a diesel–electric multi-drive propulsion system, while the third chapter introduces the concept of a more electric aircraft. Lastly, the fourth chapter analyzes the requirements for multi-phase permanent-magnet motors applicable in various aircraft systems.

Igor Bolvashenkov, Ph.D., is a Senior Researcher 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 safety-critical system for ships, cars, and aircraft and analysis of their reliability, survivability, and fault tolerance. He has published one book, more than 90 scientific articles, chapters, and patents.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Georg Herzog 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 Researcher 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 2005 till 2018, he served as Chair of the Center for Reliability and Risk Management and Senior Lecturer at the Industrial Engineering and Management Department, Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE), Ashdod, Israel. Now he is Researcher in the Center for Reliability and Risk Management, Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE), Beer Sheva, Israel. 
He specializes in applied statistics and reliability with application to preventive maintenance. He is an editor and a member of the editorial board of scientific and professional journals. 
He published two books and more than 50 scientific articles and chapters. He has edited 5Books and 12 Special Journal Issues.

Lev Khvatskin, Ph.D., is a Chair of the Center for Reliability and Risk Management and Senior Lecturer of the Industrial Engineering and Management Department, Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE), Beersheba, Israel. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering and his Ph.D. degree in Reliability Engineering and Inventory Control from the University of Railway Transport, Moscow, Russia. 
He specializes in statistical and probabilistic methods in reliability of power and refrigeration equipment, scheduled and unscheduled repair and service, refrigeration, heating and air-conditioning systems. 
He published one book, more than 30 scientific articles and chapters in the fields of reliability, applied statistics and production and operation management.

Anatoly Lisnianski, Ph.D., is a Senior Engineering Expert at the System Reliability Department of the Israel ElectricCorporation Ltd., Israel, and Scientific Supervisor of the Center for Reliability and Risk Management, Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE), Beersheba, Israel. 
He received his M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, and his Ph.D. degree in Reliability in 1984 from the Federal Scientific and Production Center “Aurora” in Saint Petersburg, Russia. From 1975 through 1989, he was a researcher at this center. Since 1991, he has worked as an Engineering Expert at the Reliability Department of the Israel Electric Corporation. He specializes in reliability assessment and optimization for complex technical systems and is the author and co-author of more than 120 journal papers, three books, a number of chapters, and has patents in the field of reliability and applied statistics. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Member of Israel Statistical Association. 

Prof. Flyur Ismagilov, PhD, DSc, head of the Department of Electromechanics, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia. In 1973 he graduated from the Ufa Aviation Institute, Department of Electromechanics. He received his Ph.D degree (1981) and D.Sc. degree (1998) both in electrical engineering from Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia. He has more than 40 years of academic and teaching experience. He is the author of over 200 published papers and a holder of over 70 patents of Russian Federation. 

Viacheslav Vavilov, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Electromechanics, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia. In 2010 he graduated from the Ufa State Aviation Technical University, department of Electromechanics. In 2013 he received the Ph.D degree in electrical engineering from Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia. He is the author of over 100 published papers and a holder of over 50 patents of Russian Federation.