Hybrid Excitation Synchronous Machines: Energy-Efficient Solution for Vehicles Propulsion

Author

Amara, Yacine ; Vido, Lionel ; Gabsi, Mohamed ; Hoang, Emmanuel ; Ben Ahmed, A. Hamid ; Lécrivain, Michel

Author_Institution

Groupe de Rech. en Electrotech. et Autom. du Havre (GREAH), Univ. of Le Havre, Le Havre

Volume

58

Issue

5

fYear

2009

fDate

6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2137

Lastpage

2149

Abstract

In this paper, the suitability of a class of electric machines for vehicle traction applications is discussed. These machines, which are known as hybrid excitation synchronous machines, combine permanent-magnet (PM) excitation with wound field excitation. The goal behind the principle of hybrid excitation is to combine the advantages of PM excited machines and wound field synchronous machines. It is shown that these machines have good flux weakening capability compared with PM machines, and that they constitute an energy-efficient solution for vehicle propulsion.

Keywords

electric propulsion; hybrid electric vehicles; permanent magnet machines; synchronous machines; electric machines; flux weakening capability; hybrid excitation synchronous machines; permanent-magnet excitation; vehicle traction; vehicles propulsion; wound field excitation; Electric propulsion; energy efficiency; hybrid excitation synchronous machines; permanent-magnet (PM) machines;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TVT.2008.2009306

Filename

4671109