Application of Power Hardware-in-the-Loop for electric vehicles: A case study utilizing switched reluctance machines

This paper presents the application of Power Hardware-in-the-Loop (PHIL) experiments in electric vehicle development. The switched reluctance machine (SRM) is the subject of PHIL experiments that emulate operational conditions of an electrical vehicle, including battery discharging, mechanical loading cycles, and machine failure for the scenario in which an SRM is employed as the propulsion device. The test bed design is presented along with the experimental data of the test cases. The uniqueness and practicality of PHIL-based experiments in electric vehicles are emphasized and the versatility is demonstrated through several potential operational scenarios of SR.