Spacecraft Power Systems (Paperback)
暫譯: 航太器電力系統 (平裝本)

《Spacecraft Power Systems》第二版以數十年來成功執行任務的 spacecraft（太空載具）實際設計與操作為基礎，全面涵蓋 spacecraft power systems（太空載具電力系統）的基本原理、設計取捨、元件、控制與操作。本書也納入用於行星際航行之太空推進的新興高電壓、高功率系統。

第二版新增並更新了多個章節、段落與討論內容，涵蓋最新的高電壓、MW 規模電力推進系統、更新後的 PV 與電池系統、spacecraft power components（太空載具電力元件）、power electronics（電力電子）及其架構與操作。本書也介紹最新的 spacecraft design processes and trades（太空載具設計流程與設計取捨）、控制、操作及保護技術。

本書適合修習 Space Systems、Space Engineering 與 Spacecraft Power Systems 課程的機械工程、航空太空工程與電機工程高年級大學生及研究生，也適合負責設計、開發與操作 spacecraft power systems 的航空太空工程師、電力工程師及管理人員。

Mukund R. Patel, PhD, PE, is Professor Emeritus at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. He has served as Principal Engineer at General Electric Space Division in Valley Forge, PA; Fellow Engineer at Westinghouse Research Center in Pittsburgh, PA; Senior Staff Engineer at Lockheed Martin in Princeton, NJ; Development Manager at Bharat Bijlee (Siemens) in Mumbai, India; and 3M McKnight Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He has over 50 years of internationally recognized experience in research, development, design, and education of the state-of-the-art electrical power equipment and systems. Dr. Patel obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Power from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Pittsburgh; M.E. in Electrical Machine Design with Distinction from Gujarat University; and B.E. with Distinction from Sardar University, India.

He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK), Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Senior Life Member of IEEE, Registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, Chartered Mechanical Engineer in the UK, and a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi and Omega Rho. Dr. Patel is an Associate Editor of Solar Energy, the journal of the International Solar Energy Society. He has presented and published over 50 research papers at national and international conferences and journals, holds several patents, has earned NASA recognition for his exceptional contribution to the power system design for the UAR Satellite, and was nominated by NASA for an IR-100 award. He has authored five textbooks published by CRC Press and major chapters on electrical power in handbooks such as the International Handbook on Space Technologies published by Praxis and Springer, Energy Storage in Technology, Humans, and Society Towards a Sustainable World, and Solar Power in Marine Engineering Handbook published by SNAME in 2022.

Omid Beik, Ph.D., received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 2016. He was a Postgraduate Researcher at the University of Manchester, UK (2011-2012), a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (2016-2017), a Senior Engineer with Magna Powertrain Inc., Concord, Ontario, Canada (2017-2018), a Lead R&D Engineer with Mirus International Inc., Brampton, Ontario, Canada (2018-2019), a Senior Manager with Forte Mobility Co. Ltd., Aurora, Ontario, Canada (2020-2021), and an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Dakota State University (2021-2023), Fargo, ND, USA. He is currently an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA. He founded Enercs Inc., an early-stage technology startup in Toronto, Canada that specialized in the research and development of state-of-the-art technologies in power electronics, electric machines, and drives for applications in renewable energy systems and electrification. Enercs Inc. held exclusive rights to a portfolio of patents and related inventions. Dr. Beik has authored the book DC Wind Generation Systems, Design, Analysis, and Multiphase Turbine Technology, Springer, 2020, and co-authored the books Wind and Solar Power Systems: Design, Analysis, and Operation, CRC Press, 2021, Multiphase Hybrid Electric Machines: Applications for Electrified Powertrains, Springer, 2021, and Spacecraft Power Systems, CRC Press, 2024. He has authored/co-authored a portfolio of peer-reviewed journal and conference papers and patents. Dr. Beik is a Senior Member of IEEE and has served as an Editor for IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion and IEEE Power Engineering Letters, and as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification and the IEEE Electrification eNewsletter. Dr. Beik has served in various roles in the organizing committee of IEEE/International conferences.

Mukund R. Patel 博士、PE，是位於紐約州 Kings Point 的 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 榮譽退休教授。他曾任職於賓夕法尼亞州 Valley Forge 的 General Electric Space Division，擔任首席工程師；於賓夕法尼亞州 Pittsburgh 的 Westinghouse Research Center 擔任 Fellow Engineer；於紐澤西州 Princeton 的 Lockheed Martin 擔任資深幕僚工程師；於印度 Mumbai 的 Bharat Bijlee (Siemens) 擔任開發經理；以及於 University of Minnesota, Duluth 擔任 3M McKnight 傑出客座教授。他在尖端電力設備與系統的研究、開發、設計及教育方面，擁有超過 50 年的國際知名經驗。Patel 博士取得 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute（紐約州 Troy）的電力工程 Ph.D. 學位；University of Pittsburgh 的工程管理 M.S. 學位；Gujarat University 的電機設計 M.E. 學位（優異成績）；以及印度 Sardar University 的 B.E. 學位（優異成績）。

他是英國 Institution of Mechanical Engineers 的 Fellow、American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 的 Associate Fellow、IEEE Senior Life Member、賓夕法尼亞州註冊專業工程師、英國特許機械工程師，並且是 Eta Kappa Nu、Tau Beta Pi、Sigma Xi 與 Omega Rho 的會員。Patel 博士是 International Solar Energy Society 期刊《Solar Energy》的副編輯。他曾在國內外會議及期刊發表超過 50 篇研究論文，持有多項專利；因對 UAR Satellite 電力系統設計的卓越貢獻而獲得 NASA 表彰，並由 NASA 提名角逐 IR-100 獎。他著有五本由 CRC Press 出版的教科書，並為多本手冊撰寫電力相關的重要章節，包括由 Praxis 與 Springer 出版的《International Handbook on Space Technologies》、 《Energy Storage in Technology, Humans, and Society Towards a Sustainable World》，以及由 SNAME 於 2022 年出版的《Solar Power in Marine Engineering Handbook》。

Omid Beik 博士於 2016 年取得加拿大安大略省 Hamilton 的 McMaster University 電機與電腦工程 Ph.D. 學位。他曾於 2011 至 2012 年擔任英國 University of Manchester 的研究生研究員；於 2016 至 2017 年擔任加拿大安大略省 Hamilton 的 McMaster University 博士後研究員；於 2017 至 2018 年擔任加拿大安大略省 Concord 的 Magna Powertrain Inc. 資深工程師；於 2018 至 2019 年擔任加拿大安大略省 Brampton 的 Mirus International Inc. 首席研發工程師；於 2020 至 2021 年擔任加拿大安大略省 Aurora 的 Forte Mobility Co. Ltd. 資深經理；以及於 2021 至 2023 年擔任美國北達科他州 Fargo 的 North Dakota State University 電機與電腦工程系助理教授（長聘軌）。目前，他是美國科羅拉多州 Golden 的 Colorado School of Mines 電機工程系助理教授（長聘軌）。

他創立了 Enercs Inc.，這是一家位於加拿大 Toronto 的早期科技新創公司，專門研究與開發應用於再生能源系統及電氣化領域的尖端電力電子、電機與驅動技術。Enercs Inc. 擁有一系列專利及相關發明的獨家權利。Beik 博士著有 Springer 於 2020 年出版的《DC Wind Generation Systems, Design, Analysis, and Multiphase Turbine Technology》，並共同著有 CRC Press 於 2021 年出版的《Wind and Solar Power Systems: Design, Analysis, and Operation》、Springer 於 2021 年出版的《Multiphase Hybrid Electric Machines: Applications for Electrified Powertrains》，以及 CRC Press 於 2024 年出版的《Spacecraft Power Systems》。他已撰寫或共同撰寫多篇經同儕審查的期刊與會議論文，以及多項專利。Beik 博士是 IEEE Senior Member，曾擔任 IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 與 IEEE Power Engineering Letters 的編輯，以及 IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification 與 IEEE Electrification eNewsletter 的副編輯。他也曾在 IEEE／國際會議的籌備委員會中擔任多種職務。