TY - GEN
T1 - A modular multilevel topology using power electronic transformers for the modular drivetrains of electric vehicles
AU - Chang, Fengqi
AU - Lienkamp, Markus
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE and EPE Association.
PY - 2016/10/25
Y1 - 2016/10/25
N2 - This paper proposed a modular multilevel topology using power electronics transformers for the modular drivetrain of electric vehicles (EV). Because of its high modularity, the topology can be easily applied to a wide range of EVs, from personal vehicles to passenger cars. Compared with two conventional modular multilevel converters, fewer submodules are needed and its control is thus simpler. The topology can also balance voltage of batteries without an equalization circuit and has low harmonics distortion. Moreover, according to the simulation results, the topology has higher overall efficiency than the conventional 6-switch 2-level inverter structure in synthesized driving cycles.
AB - This paper proposed a modular multilevel topology using power electronics transformers for the modular drivetrain of electric vehicles (EV). Because of its high modularity, the topology can be easily applied to a wide range of EVs, from personal vehicles to passenger cars. Compared with two conventional modular multilevel converters, fewer submodules are needed and its control is thus simpler. The topology can also balance voltage of batteries without an equalization circuit and has low harmonics distortion. Moreover, according to the simulation results, the topology has higher overall efficiency than the conventional 6-switch 2-level inverter structure in synthesized driving cycles.
KW - Modular drivetrain
KW - efficiency
KW - power electronic transformer
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84996802131&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EPE.2016.7695543
DO - 10.1109/EPE.2016.7695543
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84996802131
T3 - 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2016 ECCE Europe
BT - 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2016 ECCE Europe
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2016 ECCE Europe
Y2 - 5 September 2016 through 9 September 2016
ER -