High-Efficiency Multilevel Converter Technology for Electric Vehicle Applications using Super-Junction MOSFETs

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. McNeill ◽  
P. Anthony ◽  
X. Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Multilevel Converter

scholarly journals Hard Switching Characteristics of SiC and GaN Devices for Future Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

2021 ◽  
Vol 335 ◽  
pp. 02007
Author(s):  
Gowthamraj Rajendran ◽  
Chockalingam Aravind Vaithilingam ◽  
Kanendra Naidu ◽  
Kameswara Satya Prakash ◽  
Md Rishad Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Power Density ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Power Sources ◽  
Electric Vehicle Charging ◽  
Vienna Rectifier ◽  
Vehicle Charging ◽  
Switching Characteristics ◽  
Charging Stations

Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors offer better switching and lower losses, and it is not uncommon to utilize them for high power density, high-efficiency applications. Gallium nitride (GaN) and Silicon carbide (SiC) are the most common WBG materials that are responsible for major switching level changes relative to silicon (Si) devices. This paper explores the contrast of performance between Si, SiC, and GaN devices. The output performance of Si, SiC, and GaN power devices includes efficiency, energy bandgap, thermal conductivity, carrier mobility, saturation speed, power density, switching characteristics, and conduction losses. This article also proposes a Vienna rectifier with GaN materials, which operates as a front-end rectifier on a high-density battery charger targeted at high-performance applications such as electric vehicle charging stations, aircraft applications, and welding power sources. The system would reduce the total harmonics distortion (THD) to less than 5%, and the power factor would be increased to unity to satisfy the IEEE-519 standard.

scholarly journals Design considerations of a linear generator for a range extender application

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-592
Author(s):  
Un-Jae Seo ◽  
Björn Riemer ◽  
Rüdiger Appunn ◽  
Kay Hameyer
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Piston Engine ◽  
Free Piston ◽  
Full Load ◽  
Linear Generator ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
Range Extender ◽  
Free Piston Engine ◽  
Linear Generators

Abstract The free piston linear generator is a new range extender concept for the application in a full electric vehicle. The free piston engine driven linear generators can achieve high efficiency at part and full load which is suitable for the range extender application. This paper presents requirements for designing a linear generator deduced from a basic analysis of a free piston linear generator.

scholarly journals Real-Time Co-optimization of Vehicle Route and Speed Using Generic Algorithm for Improved Fuel Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (03) ◽  
pp. S08-S15
Author(s):  
Guoming G. Zhu ◽  
Chengsheng Miao
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Hybrid Electric Vehicle ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Cruise Control ◽  
Vehicle Performance ◽  
Hybrid Electric

Making future vehicles intelligent with improved fuel economy and satisfactory emissions are the main drivers for current vehicle research and development. The connected and autonomous vehicles still need years or decades to be widely used in practice. However, some advanced technologies have been developed and deployed for the conventional vehicles to improve the vehicle performance and safety, such as adaptive cruise control (ACC), automatic parking, automatic lane keeping, active safety, super cruise, and so on. On the other hand, the vehicle propulsion system technologies, such as clean and high efficiency combustion, hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), and electric vehicle, are continuously advancing to improve fuel economy with satisfactory emissions for traditional internal combustion engine powered and hybrid electric vehicles or to increase cruise range for electric vehicles.

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