An overview of power electronics in electric vehicles

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Abstract

In response to concerns about energy cost energy dependence and environmental damage a rekindling of interest in electric vehicles (EV's) has been obvious. Based on the California rules on zero emission vehicles in the United States as well as similar tightened air pollution regulation in Europe Asia and much of the rest of the world the market size of EV's will be enormous. Thus the development of power electronics technology for EV's will take an accelerated pace to fulfill the market needs. This paper reviews the current status of multidisciplinary technologies in EV's. Various challenges of power electronics technology for EV propulsion battery charging and power accessories are explored.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3-13
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Volume44
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electric vehicles power electronics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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