Title :
Development trends of power semiconductors for hybrid vehicles
Author :
Kanata, Tetsuya ; Nishiwaki, Katsuhiko ; Hamada, Kimimori
Author_Institution :
Electron. Dev. Div.3, Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota, Japan
Abstract :
In the environmentally-friendly vehicles that are powered by electric motors, as represented by hybrid vehicles (HVs), enhancing the performance and reducing the size of the power semiconductors are becoming essential for vehicles to achieve low-fuel consumption and high-power performance. This is also the case for HV systems to facilitate adoption in multiple vehicle models. This paper looks back on the development of these power semiconductors up to the present in response to the advancement of HVs. It also surveys the future trends in power semiconductor development toward achieving the ultimate-eco vehicle.
Keywords :
automotive electronics; hybrid electric vehicles; power semiconductor devices; technological forecasting; electric motor; environmentally friendly vehicles; hybrid vehicles; power semiconductor development trends; ultimate eco vehicle; Batteries; Diesel engines; Fuel cell vehicles; History; Hybrid power systems; Multichip modules; Power control; Power electronics; Power generation; Voltage; SiC; cooling efficiency; fuel cell hybrid vehicle; hybrid vehicle; plug-in hybrid vehicle; power control unit; power density; power semiconductor;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Conference (IPEC), 2010 International
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5394-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPEC.2010.5543294
