Electric vehicle battery charging algorithm using PMSM windings and an inverter as an active rectifier

Mario Zaja, Matei-lon Oprea, Carlos Gómez Suárez, Laszlo Mathe

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Abstract

A major setback for large scale electric vehicle market expansion compared to their internal combustion competitors consists in their high price and low driving range. One way of reducing the cost, dimensions and mass of electric vehicles is to eliminate the dedicated AC/DC converter used for battery charging. Alternatively, charging could be done using the motor windings as grid side inductors and controlling the inverter to operate as an active boost rectifier. The challenge in this approach is the unequal phase inductances which depend on the rotor position. Another problem appears when the battery gets discharged below the peak of the grid voltage, typically if the vehicle has not been used for a longer period of time. To avoid high currents that could damage the battery, a voltage suppression mode is introduced for safe depleted battery charging. This paper proposes and analyzes an integrated charger control algorithm to charge the battery through a permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) windings.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2014 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC)
Number of pages6
PublisherIEEE Press
Publication dateOct 2014
ISBN (Print)978-1-4799-6782-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2014
EventThe 2014 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) - Coimbra, Portugal
Duration: 27 Oct 201430 Oct 2014

Conference

ConferenceThe 2014 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC)
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityCoimbra
Period27/10/201430/10/2014

Keywords

  • Electric vehicle
  • Battery charging
  • Space vector modulation
  • Asymmetric
  • Unbalanced
  • Active rectifier
  • Voltage suppression

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