A review of modular electrical sub-systems of electric vehicles
Darwish, Ahmed and Elgenedy, Mohamed A. and Williams, Barry W. (2024) A review of modular electrical sub-systems of electric vehicles. Energies, 17 (14). 3474. ISSN 1996-1073 (https://doi.org/10.3390/en17143474)
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Abstract
Climate change risks have triggered the international community to find efficient solutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mainly produced by the energy, industrial, and transportation sectors. The problem can be significantly tackled by promoting electric vehicles (EVs) to be the dominant technology in the transportation sector. Accordingly, there is a pressing need to increase the scale of EV penetration, which requires simplifying the manufacturing process, increasing the training level of maintenance personnel, securing the necessary supply chains, and, importantly, developing the charging infrastructure. A new modular trend in EV manufacturing is being explored and tested by several large automotive companies, mainly in the USA, the European Union, and China. This modular manufacturing platform paves the way for standardised manufacturing and assembly of EVs when standard scalable units are used to build EVs at different power scales, ranging from small light-duty vehicles to large electric buses and trucks. In this context, modularising EV electric systems needs to be considered to prepare for the next EV generation. This paper reviews the main modular topologies presented in the literature in the context of EV systems. This paper summarises the most promising topologies in terms of modularised battery connections, propulsion systems focusing on inverters and rectifiers, modular cascaded EV machines, and modular charging systems.
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Item type: Article ID code: 90017 Dates: DateEvent15 July 2024Published10 July 2024AcceptedSubjects: Technology > Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineeringDepartment: Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 24 Jul 2024 11:41 Last modified: 15 Oct 2024 00:55 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/90017