Design of a 100 kW switched reluctance motor for electric vehicle propulsion

Author

Uematsu, Tatsuya ; Wallace, Richard S.

Author_Institution

Res. & Dev. Center, Toyoda Autom. Loom Works Ltd., Aichi, Japan

Issue

0

fYear

1995

Firstpage

411

Abstract

Low cost, high reliability, and competitive weight and efficiency combine to make the switched reluctance (SR) motor drive a strong candidate for application in future electric vehicle (EV) propulsion systems. This paper presents methods and results of a prototype SR motor design study. Finite element analysis and transient simulation results predict performance, efficiency, and weight that are competitive with existing EV propulsion systems, which have been tested in compact automobiles and small trucks

Keywords

electric propulsion; electric vehicles; finite element analysis; machine theory; reluctance motor drives; simulation; transient analysis; 100 kW; automobiles; efficiency; electric vehicle propulsion; finite element analysis; high reliability; performance prediction; small trucks; switched reluctance motor drive; transient simulation; Costs; Electric vehicles; Finite element methods; Motor drives; Performance analysis; Propulsion; Prototypes; Reluctance motors; Strontium; Transient analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1995. APEC '95. Conference Proceedings 1995., Tenth Annual

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2482-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APEC.1995.468981

Filename

468981