Component improvements in the electrification of passenger vehicles drivetrains

Author

Devloo, Thomas ; Leemput, Niels ; Van Roy, Juan ; Geth, Frederik ; Driesen, Johan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. (ESAT), Univ. of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium

fYear

2013

fDate

16-19 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper, possible efficiency improvements of electric components used in drivetrain technologies for passenger vehicles are examined. The fuel consumption is determined for drivetrains with various degrees of electrification, combined with a set of combustion engine technologies. The simulations underline the importance of the energy efficiency of the electric drivetrain to obtain low CO₂ emissions. The results help in deciding for which components the research has to focus on regarding efficiency improvements. A large sensitivity to total energy efficiency is observed for the electric motor, battery and power electronics efficiencies.

Keywords

electric motors; energy conservation; energy consumption; hybrid electric vehicles; power electronics; power transmission (mechanical); secondary cells; battery; combustion engine technology; electric component efficiency improvement; electric motor; electrification; energy efficiency; fuel consumption; passenger vehicle drivetrain; power electronics efficiency; Batteries; Combustion; Electric motors; Engines; Hybrid electric vehicles; Petroleum;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Detroit, MI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0146-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITEC.2013.6574524

Filename

6574524