PMSM and 5-level CSI based boat electrical propulsion system efficiency analysis

Bruno S. Dupczak, Marcelo L. Heldwein, Arnaldo J. Perin, Carlos A. Martins, Jerome Cros

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Abstract

This work evaluates an adjustable speed drive (ASD) designed for a 12 kW electrical boat propulsion system from the efficiency perspective. The ASD comprises a custom designed permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) and a five-level current source inverter (5L-CSI). A PMSM with concentrated windings is evaluated using a design procedure based on analytical equations and non-linear optimization. The machine losses are obtained through finite elements magnetic fields calculations. The power converters conduction and switching losses are computed considering the machine and inverter models, which includes the effects of a space vector modulation strategy. Global and components efficiency figures are presented for different operation points. The paper shows that the maximum electrical efficiency of the system corresponds to 91%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC 2012
Pages538-543
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC 2012 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 9 Oct 201212 Oct 2012

Publication series

Name2012 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC 2012

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC 2012
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period9/10/1212/10/12

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