On the suitability of switched reluctance motor drives for 42 volts super high speed operation: application to automotive fuel cells

Author

Fahimi, B. ; Gao, Y. ; Ehsani, M.

Author_Institution

Electro Stand. Labs., Cranston, RI, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

1947

Abstract

An efficient, reliable and fault tolerant operation in automotive fuel cells depends largely on the performance of auxiliary fans and compressors used in their architectures. In addition, to obtain a compact solution, it is preferred to operate these adjustable speed drives at super high speeds. Considering the current intensive nature of the application under a 42-volts electric power design, development of adjustable speed motor drives with such characteristics becomes a determining factor in the overall success of the fuel cell driven vehicles. The present paper explores the suitability of switched reluctance motor (SRM) drives for this strategic application. Various aspects in reference to design and sensorless control of SRM drives at super high speeds are presented in detail

Keywords

angular velocity control; electric vehicles; fuel cells; machine control; reluctance motor drives; variable speed drives; 3 hp; 42 V; adjustable speed drives; adjustable speed motor drives; automotive fuel cells; auxiliary fans; compressors; electric power design; fault tolerant operation; fuel cell driven vehicles; sensorless control; super high speed operation; switched reluctance motor drives; Automotive engineering; Compressors; Fans; Fault tolerance; Fuel cell vehicles; Fuel cells; Motor drives; Reluctance machines; Reluctance motors; Variable speed drives;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics Society, 2001. IECON '01. The 27th Annual Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7108-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECON.2001.975589

Filename

975589