NREL Helps Cool the Power Electronics in Electric Vehicles (Fact Sheet)

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1018873· OSTI ID:1018873

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are developing and demonstrating innovative heat-transfer technologies for cooling power electronics devices in hybrid and electric vehicles. In collaboration with 3M and Wolverine Tube, Inc., NREL is using surface enhancements to dissipate heat more effectively, permitting a reduction in the size of power electronic systems and potentially reducing the overall costs of electric vehicles.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1018873
• Report Number(s): NREL/FS-6A42-50989; TRN: US201114%%503
• Resource Relation: Related Information: The Spectrum of Clean Energy Innovation, NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
HEAT TRANSFER
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
COOLING
COOLING SYSTEMS
HYBRID ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL)
HEAT-TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY
POWER ELECTRONICS
HYBRID VEHICLES
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Transportation