Title :
Latest developments in increasing the power density of traction drives
Author :
Bakran ; Marz, Andreas ; Laska, Bernd ; Krafft, Eberhard ; Korner, Olaf ; Nagel, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mechatron., Univ. of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
Abstract :
Volume and weight of the propulsion equipment of a traction drive are most important features to provide more efficient transportation in the future. It will be shown how the converter technology for traction drives has improved its performance in the past decades and new developments are presented promising a further increase in power density. The machine and corresponding gear and suspension system is even more weight sensitive, and latest measures to increase the performance will be presented.
Keywords :
electric propulsion; gears; suspensions (mechanical components); traction motor drives; converter technology; gear; machine; power density; propulsion equipment; suspension system; traction drive; transportation; Density measurement; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Logic gates; Power system measurements; Standards; Substrates; Switching frequency; efficiency; power density; traction;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-Hiroshima 2014 - ECCE-ASIA), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Hiroshima
DOI :
10.1109/IPEC.2014.6869880
