Title :
DC/DC converters for fuel cell powered hybrid electric vehicle
Author :
Marei, M.I. ; Lambert, S. ; Pick, R. ; Salama, Magdy M. A.
Author_Institution :
Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Many automotive companies are working in developing fuel cell powered hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) because they offer a reduced emission and improves the fuel economy. The key technology for such development of fuel cell for propulsion is the power electronics. This paper reports different DC/DC converter topologies used to interface the fuel cell to the motor controllers in HEVs. The aim is to present a simple and practical boost converter topology with a coordinated control that can regulate both the output voltage and the input current simultaneously. The performance of the proposed power conditioning system is evaluated in simulation results under different dynamics.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; air pollution control; automobile industry; electric current control; electric propulsion; fuel cell vehicles; fuel economy; hybrid electric vehicles; machine control; voltage control; DC-DC converter; HEV; automotive company; boost converter topology; emission reduction; fuel cell powered hybrid electric vehicle; fuel economy; input current regulation; motor controller; power conditioning system; power electronics; propulsion; voltage regulation; Automotive engineering; Circuit topology; DC motors; DC-DC power converters; Fuel cells; Fuel economy; Hybrid electric vehicles; Power electronics; Propulsion; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Power and Propulsion, 2005 IEEE Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9280-9
DOI :
10.1109/VPPC.2005.1554614
