Title :
DC-to-DC converters for electric and hybrid vehicles
Author :
Khan, Iftikhar A.
Author_Institution :
AC Delco Syst. Div., Gen. Motors Corp., Anderson, IN, USA
Abstract :
Various types of DC-to-DC converters are discussed with the objective to determine their suitability for use in electric and hybrid vehicles. The functional blocks of DC-to-DC converters and the components used in converters are reviewed. Other topics discussed include the design and use of converters such as the control schemes, protection features, input-to-output isolation for safety, centralized and distributed power architectures, guidelines for component layout, thermal management, and compensation of the converter output voltage as a function of auxiliary battery temperature for proper auxiliary battery charging
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; battery chargers; electric vehicles; power supplies to apparatus; protection; resonant power convertors; safety; switching circuits; DC-to-DC converters; PWM converters; auxiliary battery charging; auxiliary battery temperature; centralized power architectures; component layout; constant frequency converters; control schemes; converter output voltage compensation; distributed power architectures; electric hybrids; hybrid vehicles; input-to-output isolation; nonlinear resonant switch converters; protection; quasi-resonant converters; safety; thermal management; zero-current switching; zero-voltage switching; Batteries; Centralized control; DC-DC power converters; Guidelines; Hybrid electric vehicles; Protection; Safety; Temperature control; Thermal management; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics in Transportation, 1994. [Proceedings]
Conference_Location :
Dearborn, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1839-0
DOI :
10.1109/PET.1994.572366
