Passenger Car Energy Demand Assessment: a New Approach Based on Road Traffic Data by Previti Umberto, Brusca Sebastian, Galvagno Antonio

“…Nowadays the automotive market is oriented to the production of hybrid or electric propulsion vehicle equipped with Energy Management System that aims to minimize the consumption of fossil fuel. …”
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Design of a Solid-State Circuit Breaker for a DC Grid-Based Vessel Power System by Lukas Tapia, Igor Baraia-Etxaburu, Juan José Valera, Alain Sanchez-Ruiz, Gonzalo Abad

“…Electric propulsion and integrated hybrid power systems can improve the energy efficiency and fuel consumption of different kinds of vessels. …”
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Framework for connecting the mobility challenges in low density areas to smart mobility solutions: the case study of Estonian municipalities by Serio Angelo Maria Agriesti, Ralf-Martin Soe, Muhammad Atiullah Saif

“…Abstract Innovation in mobility is proceeding at fast pace, the future disrupting technologies ranging from automation and connectivity to micro-mobility and electric propulsion. This research effort is justified by the impressive array of challenges that urban centres will face in the following decades, such as ageing population, urbanization and pollution. …”
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Space High-Voltage Power Module by Wenjie Zhao, Yuanyuan Jiang, Jianchao Wu, Yonghui Huang, Yan Zhu, Junshe An, Cheng-an Wan

“…With the rapid development of the world’s aerospace technologies, a high-power and high-reliability space high-voltage power supply is significantly required by new generation of applications, including high-power electric propulsion, space welding, deep space exploration, and space solar power stations. …”
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Overview of Integrated Electric Motor Drives: Opportunities and Challenges by Bowen Zhang, Zaixin Song, Senyi Liu, Rundong Huang, Chunhua Liu

“…In electric vehicles (EVs), electric propulsion aircraft, and ship propulsion systems, integrated motors have the great potential to replace traditional motors with the distinct merits of compact size, high power density, high efficiency, and high-cost effectiveness. …”
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Multicriteria Analysis of Alternative Marine Fuels in Sustainable Coastal Marine Traffic by Nikola Mandić, Helena Ukić Boljat, Toni Kekez, Lidija Runko Luttenberger

“…The method is applied for the case study of Croatia, where the results demonstrated that the best alternative for all stakeholders is electric propulsion, even though there are differences in opinions and perceptions with respect to the objectives and criteria. …”
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Investigation on a Shutdown Control Strategy with Residual Oxygen Rapid Elimination for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell System by Jing Fan, Yanbo Yang, Tiancai Ma, Dong Zhu, Xinru Xu

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Technical and economic efficiency of the unconventional propulsion units use for civilian aircraft of various purposes by A. R. Polyakov, O. A. Smolyakov, E. A. Ozdoeva, A. M. Neklyudova, V. S. Zakharchenko, А. N. Varyukhin

“…In order to develop a methodological apparatus for assessing various stages of the life cycle of hybrid/electric propulsion units, the existing approaches to estimating the costs of developing, manufacturing and operating aircraft engines of the traditional propulsion units scheme for determining the cost framework and their further harmonization with the technical and economic boundary conditions of new elements in the hybrid/electric SU scheme are considered. …”
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Urban air mobility (UAM) in the metropolitan region of São Paulo: Potential and threats by Dario Lopes, Jorge Silva

“…Purpose: The increase in congestion and pollution in large cities combined with the innovation of air transport technology (drones and vertical takeoff and electric propulsion vehicles – eVTOL) and with the advances in autonomous technology have stimulated this research on the potential of Urban Air Mobility – UAM as an alternative to improve mobility conditions in urban centers. …”
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Steps to build a DIY low-cost fixed-wing drone for biodiversity conservation. by Geison P Mesquita, José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro, Rodrigo Rocha de Oliveira, Margarita Mulero-Pázmány

“…The DIY fixed-wing drone developed has electric propulsion, can perform pre-programmed flight, can carry up to 500 g payload capacity with 65 minutes flight duration and flies at a maximum distance of 20 km. …”
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Research of current distribution by phases in asynchronous electric motor with a combined winding by A. E. Savenko, P. S. Savenko

“…Highlight the rudder drives as a special type of electric propulsion of ships in northern latitudes. Investigate unified electric power systems with a propeller electric installation for the existence of power exchange oscillations in them. …”
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A Virtual Impedance-Based Flying Start Considering Transient Characteristics for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine Drive Systems by Yoon-Seong Lee, Kyoung-Min Choo, Won-Sang Jeong, Chang-Hee Lee, Junsin Yi, Chung-Yuen Won

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Design and analysis of a novel coupled converter with high‐voltage insulation protection in magnetic isolated way by Ming Fu, Donglai Zhang, Di Zhang, Xiantao Zhang

“…Abstract This paper presents a novel coupled converter with high‐voltage insulation protection in magnetic isolated way by taking the case of heater/ignitor/keeper supply for powering discharge cathode in the space ion electric propulsion (EP) thruster. The topology, working principle and igniting timing, as well as the adaptive closed‐loop control and heating‐igniting interlock control are also illustrated. …”
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Measurement and diagnosis of miniaturized ion thruster plume by Yunfan Yang, Siyin Zhou, Kang Yan, Zitong Wang, Zun Zhang, Wansheng Nie

“…A planar Langmuir probe, which can be used for both ion electric propulsion beam characteristics measurement and plasma diagnosis, was developed and applied to plume measurement and diagnosis experiments of an 8 cm Kaufman ion thruster to address the growing demand for miniaturized ion thruster plume measurement and diagnosis. …”
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Magnetic nozzle radiofrequency plasma thruster approaching twenty percent thruster efficiency by Kazunori Takahashi

“…Abstract Development of a magnetic nozzle radiofrequency (rf) plasma thruster has been one of challenging topics in space electric propulsion technologies. The thruster typically consists of an rf plasma source and a magnetic nozzle, where the plasma produced inside the source is transported along the magnetic field and expands in the magnetic nozzle. …”
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AC Ship Microgrids: Control and Power Management Optimization by Monaaf D. A. Al-Falahi, Tomasz Tarasiuk, Shantha Gamini Jayasinghe, Zheming Jin, Hossein Enshaei, Josep M. Guerrero

“…Nevertheless, due to the presence of large dynamic loads, such as electric propulsion loads, keeping the voltage and frequency within a permissible range and ensuring the continuity of supply are more challenging in ship microgrids. …”
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Drivability-Related Discrete-Time Model Predictive Control of Mode Transition in Pre-Transmission Parallel Hybrid Powertrains by Di Guo, Changqing Du, Fuwu Yan

“…During the mode transition from the pure electric propulsion mode to the hybrid propulsion mode, clutch-based pre-transmission parallel hybrid electric vehicles are subject to drivability issues. …”
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Controlled Thermal Release of L-Menthol with Cellulose-Acetate-Fiber-Shelled Metal-Organic Framework by Xinjiao Cui, Donghao Ye, Jiankun Wei, Xiaodi Du, Pengzhao Wang, Junsheng Li

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Temperature-Dependent Performance of Electrospray Thrusters with ASCENT Monopropellant by Bruno, Amelia R., Corrado, Matthew N., Lozano, Paulo C.

“…The 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, P. Baudis Convention Center, Toulouse, France, June 23-28, 2024…”
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Improvement of a Hall Effect Thruster structure based on finite element analysis by Che, Zhicheng

“…A Hall Effect Thruster (HET) is an electric propulsion system that employs the principle of the Hall Effect to accelerate charged particles, typically ions, to generate thrust. …”
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