This paper proposes a reliable control strategy for dual induction motor drives using a five-leg inverter (FLI). Since the FLI has the structural characteristic where both motors share a common leg, the current of the common leg can flow at twice the...
Recently, a dual inverter motor drive feeding an open-end winding permanent magnet (PM) motor has been studied, aiming for the improvement of total efficiency and a fault tolerant function of hybrid and electric vehicles. The authors have studied the...
The standard solution for the traction system in battery powered electric vehicles (EVs) is a two-level (2L) inverter feeding a three-phase motor. A simple and effective way to achieve a three-level (3L) inverter in battery-supplied electric vehicles...
In recent years, electric propulsion systems have become widely, used and these systems have strict limits in volume and weight. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the weight of the inverter-motor drive system. In a typical n inverter-motor drive s...
A drive system with an open-end winding permanent magnet synchronous motor (OW-PMSM) fed by a dual inverter and powered by two independent power sources is suitable for electric vehicles. By using an energy conversion device as primary power source a...
An open-end winding permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) has a larger range of speed regulation than normal PMSM with the same DC voltage, and the control method is more flexible. It can also manage energy distribution between two power sources...
In this paper, to achieve versatile, cost-effective charging for dual-motor EVs, a multi-functional integrated onboard charger is constructed using a dual-motor driving system. In the driving mode, a five-phase flux-switching permanent-magnet (FSPM)...
This paper presents some techniques for driving novel 5 phase dual winding PMSM (Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor) for the in-wheel motor. The motor realizes winding change over characteristics that can expand driving area from high-torque mode to...
The electric mode is the main operational mode of dual-motor hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), so the reliability of the dual-motor electric drive system (DEDS) is particularly important. To research the electromechanical coupling mechanism of the DED...
In view of reducing the number of inverter legs that provide dual-phase, three-level output voltages (as may be needed in an uninterruptible power supply), and that also provide a wide range of output frequencies (as needed in an advanced motor drive...
This research proposes a strategy to diagnose open-phase faults (OPF) and open-switching faults (OSF) in dual three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor (DTP-PMSM) inverters. The method is based on the dual d–q predictive current model and...
An electromechanical coupling driving system is a commonly used system for large overloading ships. In this paper, a dual input electromechanical coupling model, including an inverter power supply, three-phase induction motor, fixed-axis gear, and lo...
An electric vehicle uses multiple energy-storage systems to power the traction motor. Dual-source inverters (DSIs) are used for single-stage power conversion by skipping the dc/dc boost converter stage; therefore, eliminating the passive magnetic sto...
This paper presents a new three-phase battery charger integrated with the propulsion system of an electric vehicle. The propulsion system consists of a dual-inverter topology connected to an induction motor via open windings. The electrical vehicles...
This paper is about the development and demonstration of a motor drive for e-transport applications based on an innovative hybrid Si-SiC dual switching frequency interleaved buck–boost Y-inverter and a single-rotor Halbach machine. In particula...
Integrating the electric motor with a multi-speed transmission is an effective way to improve the efficiency and performance of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). This paper innovatively proposes a design method for matching a single-motor and dual-sp...
This paper presents a carrier waves phase shifting method to reduce the dc-link capacitor current for a dual three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor drive system. Dc-link capacitors absorb the ripple current generated at the input due to the h...
In this paper, a variable gear ratio for active steering systems with a double planetary gear configuration is presented to optimize the steering performance of commercial vehicles. First, a variable transmission ratio system with a dual-row planetar...
The nine-arm inverter integrates two modular multilevel converters (MMCs) into one compact inverter to diminish the number of power semiconductor devices. It can be used for dual-motor driving or connecting two AC power sources in a multi-terminal hi...
The increasing popularity of electric drives employing an isolated dual-inverter (DI) topology is motivated by their superior DC-link voltage and power utilization, fault-tolerant operation, and potential for multilevel operation. These attributes ar...
Power electronics-based converters have been widely used in several applications, specifically electric propulsion systems. Ongoing advancements in converters have led to high-gain Quadratic Boost Converters (QBC) which control Permanent Magnet Synch...
In order to reduce the torque ripple of permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs), this paper proposes a dual-vector predictive torque control strategy based on a candidate vector table. The main feature of this strategy is that two vectors are act...
This article presents a comprehensive comparative evaluation of a three-phase Three-Level (3L) Flying Capacitor Converter (FCC) and a Stacked Polyphase Bridge Inverter (SPBI), specifically a converter system formed by two Series-Stacked Two-Level thr...
The growing need for high-efficiency and reliable propulsion systems in naval applications, particularly within the evolving landscape of submarine warfare, has led to an increased interest in multiphase Permanent Magnet AC motors. This study present...
This project presents the development of an open-source educational platform based on an automotive Electrically Excited Synchronous Machine (EESM) repurposed from a KIA Sportage mild-hybrid vehicle. The introduction provides an overview of hybrid dr...
A patented bidirectional power converter was studied as an interface to connect the DC-bus of driving inverter, battery energy storage (BES), and ultracapacitor (UC) to solve the problem that the driving motor damages the battery life during accelera...
Dual three-phase (DTP) permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) are specialized machines which are commonly used for high power density applications. These machines offer the merits of high efficiency, high torque density, and superior supervisor...
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are set to play a crucial role in the energy transition. Although EVs offer significant environmental benefits, their technology still faces major challenges related to performance optimization, energy efficiency improvement,...
This study investigates the potential of improving the energy efficiency and reducing the lifecycle costs of electric city buses with multispeed gearboxes. A two-speed dual clutch gearbox and a continuously variable transmission were studied and comp...
A modular approach to the construction of electric machines, drive systems, power supply systems is a new direction of modern technology development. Especially, the modular approach is promising for electric vehicles due to such positive aspects as...
The paper relates to the development of an algorithm applicable for maintaining the rotational speed of low-speed drives using PMSM motors and operating under a sign-changing load. The moment of inertia of rotating parts does not play the role of a m...