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Inthemodernworld,electrifiedtransportisoneofthemainmodesofmass
transport,butalsoindividualtransport(eventhoughthefirstelectriccarshad
appearedbeforethefuelenginewasinvented),anditsroleisinvaluable.Dueto
alargenumberofsolutionsandsystemsusedinelectrifiedtransport,depending
onthetypeofavehicle’sroute,thefollowingclassificationisapplied:
-roadtransport(trolleybuses,cars,commercialvehiclesandbuses),
-railtransport(railway,urbanundergroundrailway,lightrailtransport,trams,
industrialrailway),
-unconventionaltransportsystems(maglev,suspendedrailsystem,automated
transportsystemsondedicatedroutes,industrialtransport).
Electrictractionasaninterdisciplinaryfieldofelectricalengineeringemploys
solutionsfrommostofitsspecialisationsaswellasrelatedfieldssuchas:power
engineering,electronics,computerscience,automatics,butalsofromotherfields
ofengineering,e.g.,mechanics.
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