Space Vector PWM Control Synthesis for a H-Bridge Drive in Electric Vehicles

Kolli Abdelfatah (1) , Olivier Béthoux (2) , Alexandre de Bernardinis (1) , Eric Labouré (2) , Gérard Coquery (1)

1 IFSTTAR/COSYS/LTN - Laboratoire des Technologies Nouvelles
2 LGEP - Laboratoire de génie électrique de Paris

This paper deals with a synthesis of Space Vector PWM control methods applied for a H-bridge inverter feeding a 3-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine in Electric Vehicle application. First, a short survey of existing power converter architectures, especially those adapted to degraded operating modes, is presented. Standard SVPWM control methods are compared with three innovative ones using EV-drive specifications in the normal operating mode. Then, a rigorous analysis of the margins left in the control strategy is presented for a semiconductor switch failure to fulfill degraded operating modes. Finally, both classic and innovative strategies are implemented in numerical simulation; their results are analyzed and discussed.

Mots clés: Motor drives; Inverters; Space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM); Permanent magnet machines; Semiconductor device reliability

Domaines: Electronique

Kolli Abdelfatah, Olivier Béthoux, Alexandre de Bernardinis, Eric Labouré, Gérard Coquery. Space Vector PWM Control Synthesis for a H-Bridge Drive in Electric Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2013, 62 (6), pp.2441,245. ⟨10.1109/tvt.2013.2246202⟩. ⟨hal-00953792⟩