System integration in automotive power systems

Author

Gerber, M. ; März, Martin

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Eng. Math. & Comput. Sci., Delft Univ. of Technol.

fYear

2005

fDate

11-14 Sept. 2005

Abstract

System integration is becoming ever more important in the design and implementation of power electronics. In this paper, system integration is considered and a definition is presented. Based on the definition, the interdependence of the electrical, the thermal and the spatial design of a system are considered and identified. These interdependencies provide the means to manipulate a system design so that all the specifications (electrical, thermal and spatial) can be satisfied simultaneously by the system. Two case studies, both automotive in nature are presented to illustrate the system integration concept. The first is an integrated system module implementing a high power density 14 V/42 V DC/DC converter and the second is an integrated drive for hybrid vehicles, both implemented with high temperature cooling. Practical results are presented

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; automotive electronics; electric drives; 14 V; 42 V; DC-DC converter; automotive power systems; hybrid vehicles; integrated drive; integrated system module; power density; power electronics; system integration concept; temperature cooling; Automotive engineering; Computer science; DC-DC power converters; Mathematics; Power electronics; Power systems; Prototypes; Space technology; Temperature; Vehicle driving; Automotive; DC-DC converter; Integral design; Integrated drive; System integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications, 2005 European Conference on

Conference_Location

Dresden

Print_ISBN

90-75815-09-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPE.2005.219759

Filename

1665949