Traction inverters are of critical importance in the propulsion systems of hybrid electric
vehicles (HEVs). This paper focuses on major design aspects of HEV traction inverters …

Traction inverters are crucial components of modern electrified automotive powertrains.
Advances in power electronics have enabled lower cost inverters with high reliability …

Numerous ideas to improve traction inverters for future electric vehicles were presented in
literature. However, fair experimental comparisons of these concepts are rare. In this work …

General Motors (GM) has always been the global leader of electrified vehicle designs for
mass transportation. Power density, volume, cost and efficiency of traction power inverter …

High performance or heavy weight electric vehicles (EVs) require high power electric drive
(e-drive) systems. However, availability of automotive qualified power devices with …

This paper compares Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET and IGBT based electric vehicle (EV)
traction inverters by considering the cost and efficiency of these two inverters. Commercially …

A surge in usage of electric vehicles in transportation sector over the past decade is
overwhelming. Recent trends in the design of traction inverters employed in commercially …

It is a well-understood fact that power electronic converters and electric propulsion motors
are extremely critical for every hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) system. It is essential that the …

By significantly re-engineering to reduce physical size and mass of the traction power
inverter module (TPIM) for 2 nd generation Chevrolet VOLT Extended-Range EV it is …

The current source inverter (CSI) can be used in traction drives for electric vehicle
(EV)/hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) applications to overcome the drawbacks of the voltage …