Current status and future trends in more electric car power systems Academic Article

abstract

• Increasing use of electrical power to drive automobile subsystems, which historically have been driven by a combination of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical power transfer systems, is seen as a dominant trend in advanced automotive power systems. This is the concept of More Electric Cars (MEC). Recent advancements in the areas of power electronics, fault tolerant electrical power distribution systems, electric drives, control electronics, and microprocessors are already providing the impetus to improve the performance of automobile electrical systems and their reliability. As a result, the MEC concept is seen as the direction of automotive power system technology. This paper briefly discusses the conventional automotive power systems, their disadvantages, scope for improvement, future electric loads, and advanced distribution system architectures. Finally, it concludes with a brief outline of the advancement to be made in the future.

authors

• Ehsani, Mehrdad

published proceedings

• 1999 IEEE 49TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-3

author list (cited authors)

• Miller, J. M., Emadi, A., Rajarathnam, A. V., & Ehsani, M.

citation count

• 58

complete list of authors

• Miller, JM||Emadi, A||Rajarathnam, AV||Ehsani, M

publication date

• January 1999

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference  Journal

keywords

• 7 Affordable And Clean Energy

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/vetec.1999.780573

start page

• 1380

end page

• 1384

volume

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1109%2Fvetec.1999.780573

user-defined tag

• 7 Affordable and Clean Energy