Title :
Selection of eLECTRIC mOTOR dRIVES for electric vehicles
Author :
Xue, X.D. ; Cheng, K.W.E. ; Cheung, N.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon
Abstract :
In this study, six kinds of the drivetrain systems of electric motor drives for EVs are discussed. Furthermore, the requirements of EVs on electric motor drives are presented. The comparative investigation on the efficiency, weight, cost, cooling, maximum speed, and fault-tolerance, safety, and reliability is carried out for switched reluctance motor, induction motor, permanent magnet blushless DC motor, and brushed DC motor drives, in order to find most appropriate electric motor drives for electric vehicle applications. The study shows that switched reluctance motor drives are the prior choice for electric vehicles.
Keywords :
DC motor drives; brushless DC motors; electric vehicles; induction motor drives; permanent magnet motors; reluctance motor drives; traction motor drives; brushed DC motor drives; drivetrain systems; electric motor drives; electric vehicles; induction motor; permanent magnet blushless DC motor; switched reluctance motor; Cooling; Costs; DC motors; Drives; Electric motors; Electric vehicles; Electrical safety; Fault tolerance; Reluctance motors; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Conference, 2008. AUPEC '08. Australasian Universities
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7334-2715-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4162-4
