Experimental study of a bidirectional DC-DC converter for the DC link voltage control and the regenerative braking in PM motor drives devoted to electrical vehicles

Conference · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:418672

Caricchi, F; Crescimbini, F; Noia, G; Pirolo, D ^[1]

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1. Rome Univ. (Italy). Dept. of Electrical Engineering

The use of a bidirectional DC-DC converter operating in the DC link of CRPWM-inverter-fed motor drives devoted to electric vehicles (EVs) application allows a suitable control of both motoring and regenerative braking operations, and it can contribute to a significant increase of the motor drive overall efficiency. This paper deals with the experimental study of a bidirectional DC-DC converter prototype which has been designed for application in small-size EVs propelled by axial-flux PM motor drives. The paper discusses the converter modes of operation and reports the experimental results taken from a converter prototype which has been constructed using an IGBTs power module rated 600 V, 50 A. 2 refs.

• OSTI ID: 418672
• Report Number(s): CONF-9402175-; ISBN 0-7803-1456-5; TRN: IM9703%%68
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1994 IEEE applied power electronics conference and exposition, Orlando, FL (United States), 13-17 Feb 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of 1994 IEEE applied power electronics conference and exposition -- ASPEC `94. Volume 1; PB: [500] p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTRIC MOTORS
REGENERATIVE BRAKING
VOLTAGE REGULATORS
DC TO DC CONVERTERS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
DESIGN
TRANSISTORS
INVERTERS