A Survey on the State-of-the-Art and Future Trends of Multilevel Inverters in BEVs
All electric vehicles are the only way to decarbonize transport quickly and substantially. Although multilevel inverters have already been used in some transportation modes, they are rarely used in road transportation, especially in light-duty passenger BEVs. With the transition to a high 800-V DC l...
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| description | All electric vehicles are the only way to decarbonize transport quickly and substantially. Although multilevel inverters have already been used in some transportation modes, they are rarely used in road transportation, especially in light-duty passenger BEVs. With the transition to a high 800-V DC link to extend the driving range and enable extreme fast charging, the possibility of using multilevel inverters in commercial light-duty passenger BEVs becomes feasible. Higher efficiency, higher power density, better waveform quality, lower switching frequency, the possibility of using low-rated switches, and inherent fault tolerance are known advantages of multilevel inverters that make them an efficient option for replacing 2-level inverters in high DC link passenger BEVs. This paper discusses high DC link voltage benefits in light-duty passenger BEVs, presents the state-of-the-art of different conventional multilevel inverter topologies used in BEVs, and compares them with conventional 2-level inverters from different aspects and limitations. Based on commercial upper-class passengers’ BEV data and a review of multilevel inverters on the market, future trends and possible research areas are identified. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bec0b15825d346369a82d4cdc89511352023-11-18T16:26:27ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922023-07-011213299310.3390/electronics12132993A Survey on the State-of-the-Art and Future Trends of Multilevel Inverters in BEVsAlenka Hren0Mitja Truntič1Franc Mihalič2Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, Koroška Cesta 46, SI-2000 Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, Koroška Cesta 46, SI-2000 Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, Koroška Cesta 46, SI-2000 Maribor, SloveniaAll electric vehicles are the only way to decarbonize transport quickly and substantially. Although multilevel inverters have already been used in some transportation modes, they are rarely used in road transportation, especially in light-duty passenger BEVs. With the transition to a high 800-V DC link to extend the driving range and enable extreme fast charging, the possibility of using multilevel inverters in commercial light-duty passenger BEVs becomes feasible. Higher efficiency, higher power density, better waveform quality, lower switching frequency, the possibility of using low-rated switches, and inherent fault tolerance are known advantages of multilevel inverters that make them an efficient option for replacing 2-level inverters in high DC link passenger BEVs. This paper discusses high DC link voltage benefits in light-duty passenger BEVs, presents the state-of-the-art of different conventional multilevel inverter topologies used in BEVs, and compares them with conventional 2-level inverters from different aspects and limitations. Based on commercial upper-class passengers’ BEV data and a review of multilevel inverters on the market, future trends and possible research areas are identified.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/13/2993multilevel inverters (MLI)electric vehicle (EV)passengers’ battery electric vehicle (BEV)extreme fast charging (XFC)higher voltage batteriesWBG semiconductors |
| spellingShingle | Alenka Hren Mitja Truntič Franc Mihalič A Survey on the State-of-the-Art and Future Trends of Multilevel Inverters in BEVs Electronics multilevel inverters (MLI) electric vehicle (EV) passengers’ battery electric vehicle (BEV) extreme fast charging (XFC) higher voltage batteries WBG semiconductors |
| title | A Survey on the State-of-the-Art and Future Trends of Multilevel Inverters in BEVs |
| title_full | A Survey on the State-of-the-Art and Future Trends of Multilevel Inverters in BEVs |
| title_fullStr | A Survey on the State-of-the-Art and Future Trends of Multilevel Inverters in BEVs |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Survey on the State-of-the-Art and Future Trends of Multilevel Inverters in BEVs |
| title_short | A Survey on the State-of-the-Art and Future Trends of Multilevel Inverters in BEVs |
| title_sort | survey on the state of the art and future trends of multilevel inverters in bevs |
| topic | multilevel inverters (MLI) electric vehicle (EV) passengers’ battery electric vehicle (BEV) extreme fast charging (XFC) higher voltage batteries WBG semiconductors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/13/2993 |
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