Comparative Analysis of a Low-Voltage CHB Inverter Without PWM and Two-Level IGBT/SiC Inverters for Electric Vehicles on Driving Cycles

Electric Vehicles (EVs) based on Cascaded H Bridge (CHB) promise reduced consumption and improved modularity, repairability, resilience, and versatility. This study focuses on evaluating the efficiency of CHB inverters utilizing low-voltage Si MOSFETs to improve EV performance and range. Through a c...

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Main Authors: Gael Pongnot, Anatole Desreveaux, Clement Mayet, Denis Labrousse, Francis Roy
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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description Electric Vehicles (EVs) based on Cascaded H Bridge (CHB) promise reduced consumption and improved modularity, repairability, resilience, and versatility. This study focuses on evaluating the efficiency of CHB inverters utilizing low-voltage Si MOSFETs to improve EV performance and range. Through a comprehensive system-level approach and modeling, a simulation of the CHB-based powertrain is developed and experimentally validated. Electrical and mechanical simulations are conducted separately and finally combined to streamline computation times. Subsequently, CHB-based EV is compared with standard two-level inverters (2LI) across different driving cycles, considering multiple sources of losses from the battery to the road. Despite increased battery losses, CHB proves reduction of consumption during urban driving cycles, making it a compelling choice for sustainable commuter vehicles.
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spelling doaj-art-4e993e0ee43e4bed84c91cb41c8354622025-08-20T02:15:20ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology2644-13302025-01-01654255310.1109/OJVT.2025.353165210845178Comparative Analysis of a Low-Voltage CHB Inverter Without PWM and Two-Level IGBT/SiC Inverters for Electric Vehicles on Driving CyclesGael Pongnot0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2787-5109Anatole Desreveaux1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3589-1643Clement Mayet2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9905-6551Denis Labrousse3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7208-6980Francis Roy4Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, SATIE, Gif-sur-Yvette, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, SATIE, Gif-sur-Yvette, FranceUniversity of Lille, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Centrale Lille, Junia, Lille, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, SATIE, Gif-sur-Yvette, FranceStellantis, Technology Office, Carrières-sous-Poissy, FranceElectric Vehicles (EVs) based on Cascaded H Bridge (CHB) promise reduced consumption and improved modularity, repairability, resilience, and versatility. This study focuses on evaluating the efficiency of CHB inverters utilizing low-voltage Si MOSFETs to improve EV performance and range. Through a comprehensive system-level approach and modeling, a simulation of the CHB-based powertrain is developed and experimentally validated. Electrical and mechanical simulations are conducted separately and finally combined to streamline computation times. Subsequently, CHB-based EV is compared with standard two-level inverters (2LI) across different driving cycles, considering multiple sources of losses from the battery to the road. Despite increased battery losses, CHB proves reduction of consumption during urban driving cycles, making it a compelling choice for sustainable commuter vehicles.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10845178/Cascaded H-bridge (CHB)driving cycleenergetic macroscopic representation (EMR)electric vehiclesloss evaluationmodular multilevel converter (MMC)
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Comparative Analysis of a Low-Voltage CHB Inverter Without PWM and Two-Level IGBT/SiC Inverters for Electric Vehicles on Driving Cycles
IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
Cascaded H-bridge (CHB)
driving cycle
energetic macroscopic representation (EMR)
electric vehicles
loss evaluation
modular multilevel converter (MMC)
title Comparative Analysis of a Low-Voltage CHB Inverter Without PWM and Two-Level IGBT/SiC Inverters for Electric Vehicles on Driving Cycles
title_full Comparative Analysis of a Low-Voltage CHB Inverter Without PWM and Two-Level IGBT/SiC Inverters for Electric Vehicles on Driving Cycles
title_fullStr Comparative Analysis of a Low-Voltage CHB Inverter Without PWM and Two-Level IGBT/SiC Inverters for Electric Vehicles on Driving Cycles
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Analysis of a Low-Voltage CHB Inverter Without PWM and Two-Level IGBT/SiC Inverters for Electric Vehicles on Driving Cycles
title_short Comparative Analysis of a Low-Voltage CHB Inverter Without PWM and Two-Level IGBT/SiC Inverters for Electric Vehicles on Driving Cycles
title_sort comparative analysis of a low voltage chb inverter without pwm and two level igbt sic inverters for electric vehicles on driving cycles
topic Cascaded H-bridge (CHB)
driving cycle
energetic macroscopic representation (EMR)
electric vehicles
loss evaluation
modular multilevel converter (MMC)
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10845178/
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