Electric Aircraft Dynamics

This book provides a modular approach to the design of modern electric and hybrid electric aircraft. This ground-breaking work covers the dynamics of electric actuators, electric propulsion, batteries, fuel cells, and the other systems required for electric aircraft and control of electric drives.

Dr. Ranjan Vepa earned his PhD in applied mechanics from Stanford University, California. He currently serves as a lecturer in the School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, where he has also been the programme director of the Avionics Programme since 2001. Dr. Vepa is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, London; the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), New York; a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; a member of the Royal Institute of Navigation, London; and a chartered engineer.

Introduction. Electric Motors. Batteries & Electro-Chemical Cells. Permanent Magnet Motors and Hallbach Arrays. Introduction to BLT and Drag Reduction. Electric Aircraft Propeller Design. High Temperature Superconducting Motors. Aeroacoustics and Low Noise Design. Principles and Applications of Plasma Actuators. Photovoltaic Cells. Semiconductors and Power Electronics. Flight Control and Autonomous Operations. References. Index.