Xavier Perpiñà

Spanish National Research Council Spain

Xavier Perpiñà was born in Almenar, Spain, in 1976. He received the B.S. degree in physics, the M.Phil. degree in electronic engineering, and the Ph.D. degree from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain, in 1999, 2002, and 2005, respectively. In 1999, he was with the Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona-Centre Nacional de Microelectrònica (IMB-CNM), Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Bellaterra, Spain, where he worked in the clean room and, then until 2005, he began his research activity with the Power Devices and Systems Group, IMB-CNM. From 2005 to 2007, he was with Alstom Transport, where he developed studies on thermal management and power-converters reliability. He is currently a Contracted Researcher with IMB-CNM and his research deals with thermal investigations and reliability studies in power devices and packaging. He has authored and coauthored more than 60 research papers in international conferences and refereed journals. He also belongs to the scientific committee of EUROSIME conference and THERMINIC workshop.

Xavier Perpiñà

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Railway transportation has become one of the main technological advances of our society. Since the first railway used to carry coal from a mine in Shropshire (England, 1600), a lot of efforts have been made to improve this transportation concept. One of its milestones was the invention and development of the steam locomotive, but commercial rail travels became practical two hundred years later. From these first attempts, railway infrastructures, signalling and security have evolved and become more complex than those performed in its earlier stages. This book will provide readers a comprehensive technical guide, covering these topics and presenting a brief overview of selected railway systems in the world. The objective of the book is to serve as a valuable reference for students, educators, scientists, faculty members, researchers, and engineers.

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