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Advanced Electric Machines, Drives and Applications for Electric Vehicles

A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical Machines and Drives".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2023) | Viewed by 8333

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Thales Alexandre Carvalho Maia

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Electrical Engineering Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
Interests: efficiency; high speed; electric vehicle; electric generator; hybrid; thermal generation; electric Motor
Prof. Dr. Braz Cardoso Filho

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Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil
Interests: power electronics; induction motor

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Electric vehicles (EVs) have experienced a rise in popularity over the past few years. The major reason is the demand for efficiency as well as reduced carbon emissions. Electrical machines, power electronics and storage systems must be in accordance with the vehicle needs. Improved design, lower losses, cost reduction and safety are the main concerns of onboard technologies.

This Special Issue focuses on the recent developments in electric vehicles, particularly in relation to electric powertrain, from light to heavy duty vehicles. The scope covers a wide range of applications for electric powertrain, comprising electrical machine design, power electronics and storage systems. Authors are also encouraged to present their contributions related to electrification in the railroad, marine and aerospace fields. The topics of interest for presentations and research papers include but are not limited to:

  • Electric vehicle powertrains
  • Electrical machine design for electric vehicle application
  • Energy storage systems for electric vehicles
  • Energy management systems of electric vehicles
  • Nonroad mobile machinery electrification
  • Heavy duty vehicles
  • Railroad, marine and aerospace electrification

In addition to regular research articles, review papers will be considered for this Special Issue.

The focus on machines in part of the machinery research field. Electric powertrain systems are related to the journal scope, since their consideration includes the design of electrical machines and applications in propulsion.

Prof. Dr. Thales Alexandre Carvalho Maia
Prof. Dr. Braz Cardoso Filho
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Machines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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18 pages, 8980 KiB  
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Vehicle Power System Modeling and Integration in Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulations
by Luiz Gustavo G. Soeiro and Braz J. Cardoso Filho
Machines 2023, 11(6), 605; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11060605 - 02 Jun 2023
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The last decade has seen a rapid increase in the development and launch of a large number of hybrid and electric vehicles on the world market, a trend that is expected to accelerate in the medium to long term. However, not all markets [...] Read more.
The last decade has seen a rapid increase in the development and launch of a large number of hybrid and electric vehicles on the world market, a trend that is expected to accelerate in the medium to long term. However, not all markets in the world follow this trend at the same speed, conventional vehicles based on conventional energy systems, as start–stop systems, are prevalent in emerging markets. In Brazil, a unique biofuel energy program using sugar cane ethanol as an alternative fuel for ICE (internal combustion engines) has been successful for over forty years, and it can be used together with hybrid technologies. The introduction of micro-hybrid technologies and strategies in conventional vehicles has a significant impact on power system management, and developing and analyzing new systems and strategies can be time-consuming and expensive. Hence, the development of new HIL (hardware-in-the-loop) test systems or new methods for existing HIL systems is critical. In this paper, a modeling technique is suggested to incorporate a vehicle’s energy system into current HIL systems for studying micro-hybrid technologies and evaluating new proposals. By analyzing the impact of various strategies on fuel efficiency and the energy balance of the electric system, this modeling technique can assist in enhancing vehicle system efficiency, reducing fuel consumption, and lowering emissions. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Electric Machines, Drives and Applications for Electric Vehicles)
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Hybridization of a Backhoe Loader: Electric Drive System Design
by Dener A. de L. Brandao, Mariana de F. Ramos, Thiago M. Parreiras, Thales A. C. Maia, Igor A. Pires, Tomás P. Corrêa, Braz de J. Cardoso Filho and Anderson Nascimento
Machines 2023, 11(4), 471; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11040471 - 12 Apr 2023
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Heavy machinery is critical to agriculture, construction, mining, and other sectors of a country’s economy. However, such vehicles consume a high amount of fuel, increasing production costs and the emission of polluting gases into the atmosphere. One of the alternatives to reduce fuel [...] Read more.
Heavy machinery is critical to agriculture, construction, mining, and other sectors of a country’s economy. However, such vehicles consume a high amount of fuel, increasing production costs and the emission of polluting gases into the atmosphere. One of the alternatives to reduce fuel consumption is the electrification of these vehicles, but the definition of an optimal topology for the electrification of heavy vehicles is still under study, and works with electric drive systems projects for these machines are scarce. This paper presents the main characteristics of the design of an electric drive system for the electrification of a backhoe, including the control and simulation of the motor drive system, and presents a prototype bench and experimental tests carried out in the context of the hybridization topology presented. Based in these results, improvements are proposed and discussed with aid of computational simulation. Full article
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Data-Driven-Model-Based Full-Region Optimal Mapping Method of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors in Wide Temperature Range
by Yuanjun Bian, Xuhui Wen, Tao Fan, Hongyang Li and Zhongyong Liu
Machines 2023, 11(3), 324; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11030324 - 24 Feb 2023
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To improve the motor efficiency and expand the actual external characteristic region of electric vehicle permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive systems, the optimal operation of mapping torque to d-q axis current is usually applied. Nevertheless, it is difficult to deal with the [...] Read more.
To improve the motor efficiency and expand the actual external characteristic region of electric vehicle permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive systems, the optimal operation of mapping torque to d-q axis current is usually applied. Nevertheless, it is difficult to deal with the complex mechanism factors such as parameter saturation and temperature change for the traditional optimization method based on the basic voltage equation of PMSM. In this paper, a black-box-model-based torque–current optimization method is proposed, which does not rely on any information of the inner mechanism model, and the derivative-free, optimal, improved Nelder–Mead Simplex(NMS) method is used to minimize the copper loss and maximize the electromagnetic torque in the flux-weakening region. Moreover, a synchronous online compensation of the electromagnetic torque and optimal current angle is implemented, in view of the time variation of permanent magnet flux with temperature. Finally, through a comparison experiment with the nominal-parameters-based formula maximum torque per ampere (MTPA) method, the proposed method achieves higher torque accuracy and better efficiency performance in a wide temperature range with regard to a reasonable response speed. Full article
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Design of Quasi-Halbach Permanent-Magnet Vernier Machine for Direct-Drive Urban Vehicle Application
by Walid Guendouz, Abdelmounaim Tounzi and Toufik Rekioua
Machines 2023, 11(2), 136; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11020136 - 19 Jan 2023
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Removing the gearbox from the single-motor configuration of an electric vehicle (EV) would improve motor-to-wheel efficiency by preventing mechanical losses, thus extending the autonomy of the EV. To this end, a permanent-magnet Vernier machine (PMVM) is designed to ensure such operation. This machine [...] Read more.
Removing the gearbox from the single-motor configuration of an electric vehicle (EV) would improve motor-to-wheel efficiency by preventing mechanical losses, thus extending the autonomy of the EV. To this end, a permanent-magnet Vernier machine (PMVM) is designed to ensure such operation. This machine avoids the high volume and large pole-pair number of the armature winding since its operating principle resembles that of a synchronous machine with an integrated magnetic gear. Therefore, such a structure achieves low-speed and high-torque operation at standard supply frequencies. From the specification of an urban vehicle, the required specification for direct-drive operation is first determined. On this basis, an initial prototype of a Vernier Machine with permanent magnets in the rotor that can replace the traction part (motor + gearbox) is designed and sized. This first prototype uses radial contiguous surface-mounted magnets and its performance is then analyzed using finite element analysis (FEA), showing a relatively high torque ripple ratio. The rotor magnets are then arranged in a quasi-Halbach configuration and simulations are performed with different stator slot openings and different ratios of the tangential part of the magnet in order to quantify the effect of each of these two quantities in terms of average torque, torque ripples and harmonics of the back-electromotive force at no load. Since the design and optimization of this motor is finite element-assisted, a coupling process between FEA Flux software and Altair HyperStudy is implemented for optimization. This method has the advantages of high accuracy of the magnetic flux densities and electromagnetic torque estimates, and especially the torque ripples. The optimization process leads to a prototype with an average torque value that meets the specification, along with a torque ripple ratio below 5% and a high power factor, while keeping the same amount of magnet and copper. Full article
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Design and Performance Investigation of a Vehicle Drive System with a 12/10 Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Motor
by Yada Chi, Guangyuan Shi, Haorong Guo, Nan Yang, Chengcheng Zhu and Minchao Cui
Machines 2022, 10(12), 1216; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines10121216 - 14 Dec 2022
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The performance of a drive system with a flux-switching permanent magnet (FSPM) motor was studied through tests on a commercial electric vehicle (CEV). A practical design and an optimization method for the FSPM motor were proposed for a light-duty CEV. The initial dimensions [...] Read more.
The performance of a drive system with a flux-switching permanent magnet (FSPM) motor was studied through tests on a commercial electric vehicle (CEV). A practical design and an optimization method for the FSPM motor were proposed for a light-duty CEV. The initial dimensions of the motor were calculated by theoretical equations referring to a permanent magnet synchronous motor. Then, optimization was conducted through a response surface methodology (RSM) and a genetic algorithm (GA) based on three-dimensional finite element analysis (3D-FEA). With the optimized parameters, a prototype of the FSPM drive system was manufactured and assembled into an actual CEV. The performance of the CEV was investigated on an automobile test platform. The experimental results show that the FSPM drive system could drive the CEV properly. The high-efficiency running time of the FSPM motor accounted for 84% of the total time tested, which shows great potential for practical application in CEVs. However, the experimental results also show that the FSPM motor faced problems of large speed deviation and high-temperature rise during the driving cycle test, which should be fully addressed for practical applications. Full article
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