Special Section on Condition Monitoring and Fault Accommodation in Electric and Hybrid Propulsion Systems

In a world where environment protection and energy conservation are growing concerns, the development of electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid vehicles (HEV) has taken on an accelerated pace. Electricity is gaining more importance in critical applications such as transportation (with more electric aircrafts and electric vehicles) where continuity of operation is crucial and there is a growing demand for safety, reliability, maintainability, and survivability. However, several failures afflict the electrical machines, the sensors, the wiring network and power converters for example. To ensure the required levels of reliability and safety in transportation, efficient methods of diagnosis, monitoring and fault accommodation are mandatory.