Title :
Reduced-parts three-phase inverters: A comparative study
Author :
Ye, Haizhong ; Bilgin, Berker ; Emadi, Ali
Author_Institution :
McMaster Inst. for Automotive Res. & Technol. (MacAUTO), McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada
Abstract :
In this paper, potential applications of the reduced-parts three-phase inverters in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are analyzed based on the review and comparative study of the existing reduced-parts inverters. Two categories of inverters are considered: the reduced switch count inverters and the reduced capacitance inverters. The comparative results show that the existing reduced switch count inverters face challenges in terms of cost and power efficiency in HEV applications. Reduced capacitance inverters have the potential to reduce the cost and improve the power density of the traction inverters considerably.
Keywords :
hybrid electric vehicles; invertors; HEV applications; hybrid electric vehicles; reduced-parts three-phase inverters; switch count inverter reduction; traction inverters; Capacitance; Capacitors; Hybrid electric vehicles; Inverters; Legged locomotion; Switches; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dearborn, MI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1407-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1406-0
DOI :
10.1109/ITEC.2012.6243455
