A high-speed electric drive for the more electric engine

Davide Lusignani, Davide Barater, Giovanni Franceschini, Giampaolo Buticchi, Michael Galea, Chris Gerada

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Abstract

This paper presents a high-speed drive to be used for electrically-assisted turbo charging in an internal combustion engine. The electrification of the turbo-charger system can enhance the performance and reduce the dynamic drawbacks that affect conventional solutions i.e. turbo-lag. However, the design of the electric drive presents some challenges, especially related to the thermally aggressive environment and the high rotational speed. Therefore, a system level design approach needs to be adopted, where all the different sub-systems of the drive are addressed simultaneously. Thus, this paper includes considerations for the thermal and electromagnetic machine design. Furthermore, a voltage source inverter featuring wide-bandgap SiC power devices is described, and a sensorless rotor position detection and digital control is used to drive the machine. Finally, the test setup and preliminary experimental results are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4004-4011
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781467371506
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Oct 2015
Event7th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: 20 Sept 201524 Sept 2015

Publication series

Name2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015

Conference

Conference7th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period20/09/1524/09/15

Keywords

  • High-speed drives
  • More electric Engines
  • Sensorless Control
  • Wide-Bandgap devices

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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