• DocumentCode
    1774192
  • 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
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    18-21 May 2014
  • Firstpage
    2113
  • Lastpage
    2119
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-Hiroshima 2014 - ECCE-ASIA), 2014 International
  • Conference_Location
    Hiroshima
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPEC.2014.6869880
  • Filename
    6869880