Recent developments of electric vehicles and their propulsionsystems

Major recent electric vehicle (EV) programs in North America, Europe, and Japan are reviewed. The developments discussed include electric vehicles for fleet operation and electric passenger cars for urban transit. All major auto makers have had their own concept electric vehicle programs, targeted at commercial production in the late 1990s. It Is noted that, with different objectives for various electric vehicles, considerations such as cost, reliability, efficiency, maintenance, durability, weight, size, and noise level should be compromised for the propulsion system design. Consequently, DC motor drives, induction motor drives, and permanent magnet brushless DC motor drives will continually be used for EV propulsion systems in the future, with DC drives being gradually replaced by AC drives. The rapid advances in power semiconductor devices and microprocessors have made it possible to build reliable and cost-effective AC drive systems     

Prospects for electric vehicles

The state-of-the-art of electric vehicles (EVs) is discussed with examples of prototype vehicles-Electric G-Van, Chrysler TEVan, Eaton DSEP, and Ford/GE ETX-II. The acceleration, top speed, and range of these electric vehicles are delineated to demonstrate their performance capabilities, which are comparable with conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. The prospects for the commercialization of the Electric G-van and the TEVan and the improvements expected from the AC drive systems of the DSEP and ETX-II vehicles are discussed. The impacts of progress made in the development of a fuel cell/battery hybrid bus and advanced EVs on the competitiveness of EVs with ICE vehicles, and their potential for reduction of air pollution and utility load management are postulated     

Motor drive technologies for the power-by-wire (PBW) program:options, trends and tradeoffs. I. Motors and controllers

The Power-By-Wire (PEW) program involves the replacement of hydraulic and pneumatic systems currently used in aircraft with an all-electric secondary power system. One of the largest loads of the all-electric secondary power system will be the motor loads which include pumps, compressors and Electrical Actuators (EAs). Issues of improved reliability, reduced maintenance and efficiency, among other advantages, are the motivation for replacing the existing aircraft actuators with electrical actuators. The EA system contains the motor, the power electronic converters, the actuator and the control system, including the sensors. This paper and a companion paper give a comparative literature review in motor drive technologies, with a focus on the trends and tradeoffs involved in the selection of a particular motor drive technology. The reported research comprises the induction motor (IM), the brushless dc motor (BLDCM) and the switched reluctance motor (SRM) drive technologies. Each of the three drives has the potential for application in the PEW program. Many issues remain to be investigated and compared between the three motor drives, using actual mechanical loads expected in the PBW program     

Heating and cooling battery electric vehicles-the final barrier

Battery electric vehicles (EVs) present a particular challenge to the development of more efficient and effective heating and cooling systems for automotive applications. Because heating-ventilating-air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are electrically powered, vehicle range is reduced when the HVAC system is operating. The alternative solutions to HVAC battery electric vehicles are identified and evaluated. These include a basis for determining HVAC boundary design assumptions and showing mathematical methods for estimating the HVAC load and energy requirements, and evaluation of the new European and Japanese approaches to wintertime heating, such as NaS battery, motor and component waste heat recovery, electric seat warmer, radiant foot warmer, electric windshield and backlight defrost, molten salt latent heat storage, metal hydride hydrogen storage and catalytic heater, and liquid fueled heater     

Ultra light electric vehicle parameters

A comparative assessment of the applications of ultralight technology to electric vehicles (EV) under development since 1990 has been made. The general nature of the mathematical model permitted EVs of all types, including bicycles and magnetic levitation vehicles, to be evaluated and compared for acceleration levels, elapsed time, and elapsed distance performance in a standardized framework, with acceptable accuracy in comparison to the performance results published in the public domain. The aerodynamic coefficients and the skin friction component of the total aerodynamic drag coefficient could be estimated     

电动车开关磁阻电机驱动和保护控制策略研究

传统开关磁阻电机(SRM)起动时采用电流斩波控制(CCC),中高速阶段采用角度位置控制(APC)对转速进行调节。但在电动车领域的SRM驱动控制中,通常采用基于脉宽调制(PWM)控制的方式来实现电机的开环调速。在传统SRM控制方式的基础上,提出了一种动态斩波的起动方式以及一种PWM控制与APC控制相结合的中高速运行的综合控制策略,可确保电机在不同负载下平稳起动、瞬间提速和稳定运行。与此同时,对控制器保护环节中最为关键的过流保护和堵转保护进行了设计,提升了整个驱动系统的可靠性。为了验证所提驱动控制策略和保护方法的可行性,在以STM32F103处理器为控制核心的控制器和1台12/8结构电动车SRM上进行了系统的试验。试验结果表明在该控制算法下,电机能够快速起动和稳定运行,且能检测到故障并及时保护,证明了该算法的正确性。     

直驱式电动台钻用开关磁阻电机高效控制

直驱式电动台钻用效率较高的开关磁阻电机(SRM)替换单相感应电机,将钻头直接固定到电机转子的输出端,省去传统台钻的皮带、塔轮等机械传动装置,实现直接驱动。为了实现直驱式电动台钻全转速范围内的无极调速功能,提出起动阶段采用电流斩波控制(CCC)提供大扭矩；低速阶段采用基于正余弦电流分配的方法抑制低速转矩脉动；中高速阶段采用电压斩波控制(CVC)+角度控制(APC)的变角度电压斩波组合控制方式对转速进行调节。从而实现了不同控制模式间的平滑切换的控制策略。试验结果表明:所提出的全转速范围的控制策略效率高、调速性能好,可有效提高电动台钻的性能。     

船舶电力推进永磁容错电机模糊自适应PI控制

永磁容错电机(FTPMM)综合了永磁同步电机和开关磁阻电机的优点,可作为电推船的推进电机。在研究船用FTPMM结构及数学模型的基础上,对电机采用模糊自适应PI控制。误差大时,增加误差控制作用的权重,提高系统响应速度；误差小时,增加误差变化量控制作用的权重,使系统尽快进入稳态。通过仿真对比分析了模糊自适应PI控制策略相较于普通PI控制的优越性,并验证了其在船舶电力推进系统中应用的可行性。     

电动车用开关磁阻电机设计与优化方法

根据电动车的性能要求,提出了一种电动车用开关磁阻电机(SRM)设计、优化方法。首先对电机进行了预设计,随后用Ansoft软件校验了电机性能。对电机主要结构参数进行了分析和优化,得到最优结果。     

Market mature 1998 hybrid electric vehicles

Beginning in 1990, the major automotive passenger vehicle manufacturers once again re-evaluated the potential of the battery powered electric vehicle (EV). This intensive effort to reduce the battery EV to commercial practice focused attention on the key issue of limited vehicle range, resulting from the low energy density and high mass characteristics of batteries, in comparison to the high energy density of liquid hydrocarbon (HC) fuels. Consequently, by 1995, vehicle manufacturers turned their attention to hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). This redirection of EV effort was highlighted finally in 1997, at the 57th Frankfurt Motor Show, the Audi Duo parallel type hybrid was released for the domestic market as a 1998 model vehicle. Also at the 1997 32nd Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota Hybrid System (THS) Prius was released for the domestic market as a production 1998 model vehicle. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the key features of these two 1998 model year production hybrid systems. Among the conclusions, two issues are evident: one, the major manufacturers have turned to the hybrid concept in their search for solutions to the key EV issues of limited range; and, heating/air conditioning; and two, the focus is now on introducing hybrid EV for test marketing domestically     

电机-变距螺旋桨动力系统功率优化控制

电动螺旋桨无人机应用越来越普及,但普遍续航时间较短,提高电动力系统效率、降低功率消耗是提高航时的主要措施。电机-变距螺旋桨动力系统（以下简称变距电动力系统）可同时改变转速、桨距两个量,存在桨距和转速的最佳组合,使系统功率最小。相比电机-定距螺旋桨动力系统,其在耗能方面具有特殊优势,但如何达到最小功率点,目前研究较少。针对上述问题,为提高计算效率,便于控制研究工作的开展,首先基于改进天牛须算法的BP神经网络训练得到变距电动力系统的神经网络代理模型。接着提出了一种变距电动力系统功率优化控制策略：在一定入流速度、拉力需求下,基于自适应扩展卡尔曼滤波-牛顿法实时优化桨距,并在一定桨距下利用模糊PID控制系统转速以达目标拉力,实现目标拉力需求下的最小功率控制。仿真验证结果表明,提出的功率优化控制策略鲁棒性更强、优化速度更快、收敛效果更好。     

Hybrid electric vehicles: year 2000 status

In the year 2000, the automotive manufacturers turned their attention to Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV). This re-direction of Electric Vehicle (EV) development effort was highlighted at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS 2000), where, the World's major automobile manufacturers displayed twenty three HEVs. Thirteen HEV were configured with an internal combustion piston engine and electric traction motor, while, ten additional HEV were configured as fuel cell and battery pack hybrid vehicles (FCHV). Furthermore, the FCHV were fueled with hydrogen (H₂) from H₂ absorption metal hydride fuel tanks, or, from liquified hydrogen cryogenic fuel tanks. One conclusion for HEV was that the preferred configuration includes a compression ignition engine paired with an electric motor, and, four speed manual transmission with automatic shift. A second conclusion for FCHV was that the fuel of choice is H₂, and furthermore, these H₂ fueled FCHV were the precursor vehicles foreshadowing deployment of a hydrogen fuel infrastructure within the first quarter of the 21^st Century     

飞机的电动力系统技术概述

电动力系统是一种使用电能的新型飞机推进系统,具有环境友好、高效节能等优点,有望推动飞机实现革命性发展。本文介绍太阳电池、锂离子电池、燃料电池、电机等关键部件／子系统技术的现状、关键技术,并给出统计数据;重点分析了电动力系统的设计技术,包括蓄电池（锂电池）、太阳电池和燃料电池三种纯电动力系统以及基于活塞动力和基于电动力两...     

Performance enhancement using power beaming for electric propulsionEarth orbital transporters

Power requirements for an electric propulsion Earth orbital transport vehicle (EOTV), which can effectively deliver large payloads using much less propellant than chemical transfer methods, are addressed. The power beaming concept is described. Arcjets, magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters, and ion engines are covered. Power supply characteristics are discussed for nuclear, solar and power-beaming systems. Operational characteristics are given for each, as are the effects of the power supply alternative on the overall craft performance. Because of its modular nature, the power beaming can meet the power requirements of all three electric propulsion types. Commonality of approach allows different electric propulsion approaches to be powered by means of a single power supply approach. Power beaming exhibits better flexibility and performance than onboard nuclear or solar power systems     

分布式电推进飞机设计技术综述

分布式电推进系统利用电力驱动多个推进器作为飞机的动力装置,在提升飞机气动效率、载运能力、环保性和鲁棒性等方面蕴藏着可供人们挖掘和利用的巨大潜能,被广泛认为是一种航空领域的颠覆性技术。本文在对电动飞机的优势和不足,电推进系统的尺度独立性以及分布式电推进飞机分类进行初步研究之后,重点从飞机工程设计的专业划分角度出发,分别从飞机总体设计、气动设计、结构设计、系统及支持设施设计等学科对分布式电推进飞机设计技术的研究情况和学术进展进行综述。随着电池能量密度、电机及控制器功率密度的不断提升以及相关机载电气设备的小型化和轻量化,分布式电推进通用飞机基本具备按需航空市场化能力,尽管仍存在一些挑战,但该技术为未来飞机设计提供了更多的权衡空间与可能性。     

Starter/generator employing resonant-converter-fed induction machine. I. Analysis

A new procedure to start a jet engine (JE) and to generate power by means of a single induction machine (IM) directly coupled to the turbine is presented. The JE is brought to an initial speed by the motoring operation of the IM. Later, the IM is taken into generating mode and the turbine is applied to its excitation. The turbine catches up and starts to drive the induction generator (IG). The generated power is converted to a three-phase, 400 Hz voltage-regulated bus via a double stage power conversion utilizing a 20 kHz parallel resonant high frequency AC link and pulse density modulated converter technology. Independent of the engine speed, a constant amplitude and constant frequency three-phase voltage-regulated AC bus is formed and maintained by the proper control of the power converters. The feasibility of operation of such a system has been demonstrated in software where the JE turbine is modeled and replaced by a DC machine. An introduction, background, operation principles of the overall system, and the related software simulations are presented and discussed.     

基于专家控制器的电动汽车感应电机弱磁区优化控制研究

由于感应电机驱动系统采用数字控制器和脉宽调制输出会伴随着数字延迟的问题,加之参数可能存在的扰动,使得传统的间接磁场定向控制方法在感应电机高速弱磁区的控制性能降低。针对此问题,提出了一种基于专家控制器和模糊推理机制的感应电机弱磁区优化控制策略。考虑到传统间接磁场定向控制中电流调节器在弱磁区若没有获得适合的电流参考指令,则可能会产生高频振荡乃至失稳。因此,在传统方法的基础上将转速闭环输出的电流参考先送入到专家控制器,专家控制器基于数据库和模糊推理,对电流参考进行修正,其中模糊推理机制基于简单的高斯函数逻辑实现。最后,构建了感应电机驱动试验平台,开展了电机在弱磁区的高速驱动试验,试验结果验证了新型控制策略的有效性。     

Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization of Multistage Ground-launched Boost Phase Interceptor Using Hybrid Search Algorithm

This article proposes a multidisciplinary design and optimization (MDO) strategy for the conceptual design of a multistage ground-based interceptor (GBI) using hybrid optimization algorithm, which associates genetic algorithm (GA) as a global optimizer with sequential quadratic programming (SQP) as a local optimizer. The interceptor is comprised of a three-stage solid propulsion system for an exoatmospheric boost phase intercept (BPI). The interceptor's duty is to deliver a kinetic kill vehicle (KKV) to the optimal position in space to accomplish the mission of intercept. The modules for propulsion, aerodynamics, mass properties and flight dynamics are integrated to produce a high fidelity model of the entire vehicle. The propulsion module comprises of solid rocket motor (SRM) grain design, nozzle geometry design and performance prediction analysis. Internal ballistics and performance prediction parameters are calculated by using lumped parameter method. The design objective is to minimize the gross lift off mass (GLOM) of the interceptor under the mission constraints and performance objectives. The proposed design and optimization methodology provide designers with an efficient and powerful approach in computation during designing interceptor systems.     

自动变桨距螺旋桨电推进系统能效优化方法

为了提升自动变桨距螺旋桨电推进系统的整体效率,引入最优功率控制规律：自动变桨距螺旋桨电推进系统可根据飞行工况和推力需求,同时调节桨距角和螺旋桨转速两个变量,最终获得一组桨距角和螺旋桨转速的组合,使得推进系统在满足推力需求的情况下实现最小的功率消耗,最终达成飞行任务剖面内最小能耗控制的目标。为了验证方法的有效性,针对同一电推进系统,分别采用最优功率控制规律和恒速控制规律完成相同的飞行任务剖面,获得了两种控制规律下的螺旋桨推进效率、电动机效率、电推进系统总效率和电推进系统能耗数据。结果证明：相较于恒速控制规律,最优功率控制规律能够有效的提升电推进系统效率并降低能耗,完成相同飞行任务剖面的能耗降低6.3%左右。     

突风气象条件下电动飞机电推进系统 PI控制参数的设定方法

电动飞机电推进系统采用高效永磁同步电机作为主驱动,配备矢量控制器。飞机在巡航过程中不可避免地会遭遇突风,影响飞机的稳定飞行。通过建立电动飞机在巡航阶段遭遇突风时的空气动力学模型和电推进系统的动态响应数学模型,并对模型进行求解,给出了突风气象条件下电推进系统速度PI控制参数的设定方法。以某双座电动飞机的电推进系统为研究对象,采用MATLAB仿真和样机地面试验对速度PI控制进行了仿真分析和试验测试,对比了未考虑和考虑突风气象条件下的速度PI控制器的动态特性。仿真和样机试验结果表明:当飞机遭遇突风时,采用考虑突风气象条件的速度PI控制参数可以有效地降低螺旋桨的转速波动范围。