Magnetic modelling to capture geometry based impedance matrix for Busbar

Bus bars are very critical components for power distribution in Electric Drive systems. The increase of power electronic components on vehicles, and their interaction, has increased the possibility of noticeable and destructive amplitude harmonics at resonant frequencies to exist in the power distribution network. The presence of stray inductance of bus bars along with the capacitance of the inverters creates a resonant circuit, which in turn can create instability in the system, so it is very critical to understand the performance and placement of Busbars in the system. As impedance is very much influenced by the geometry, shape, and materials of the bus bars, simulation tools can be utilized to accurately predict the impedance and this can be utilized to study the performance of the complete system and further optimize the busbar geometry as per system needs. This paper will discuss the virtual modeling procedure established using FEM for calculating inductance based on the magnetic field and current distribution obtained from the magnetic field analysis and further utilizes this data for system optimization.