Performance and thermal reliability comparisons of 2-level and 3-level NPC voltage source inverters for electric vehicle drive applications

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Two-level and multilevel inverters are widely used in electric vehicle drive applications with different switching techniques. Selection of the topology and the switching technique for electric vehicle drives are getting more important with the trend of designing more compact and more efﬁcient drive circuitry. Reliability of semiconductors in power electronics are under investigation in recent years as well. In this thesis, a multidimensional comparison of two common topologies for a 120 kW electric vehicle PMSM (Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine) drive system is conducted. Two-level topology and three-level NPC (Neutral Point Clamped) type voltage source inverters are compared in terms of output voltage and current quality, thermal performance, efﬁciency, switching frequency limitation and semiconductor thermal reliability aspects. Also SPWM (Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation) and SVPWM(SpaceVectorPulseWidthModulation) techniques are under investigation.

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Electric vehicles., Keywords: Two-level Voltage Source Inverter, Three-Level NPC Type Voltage Source Inverter, Semiconductor Thermal Reliability, Electric Vehicle Traction System, Thermal Analysis.

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A. Madan, “Performance and thermal reliability comparisons of 2-level and 3-level NPC voltage source inverters for electric vehicle drive applications,” Thesis (M.S.) -- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. Electrical and Electronics Engineering., Middle East Technical University, 2019.