Hybrid cascaded H-bridge multilevel-inverter induction-motor-drive direct torque control for automotive applications

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 892-899

  Khoucha, Farid ^a,b   Lagoun, Soumia Mouna ^a,c   Marouani, Khoudir ^b   Kheloui, Abdelaziz ^b   Benbouzid, Mohamed El Hachemi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b ECOLE MILITAIRE POLYTECHNIQUE   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAGHOUAT   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Automotive application; Direct torque control (DTC); Induction motor; Multilevel inverters

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; CASCADED H-BRIDGE; CONTROL METHODS; DC SOURCES; DIRECT TORQUE CONTROL; DIRECT TORQUE CONTROL (DTC); DIRECT TORQUE CONTROL SCHEMES; FIXED SWITCHING FREQUENCY; FLUX CONTROLLERS; LOW DISTORTION; MOTOR DRIVE; MULTILEVEL INVERTER; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; POWER CELLS; SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE; STATOR FLUX; STATOR VOLTAGES; SWITCHING DEVICES; SWITCHING LOSS; SWITCHING RATES; TORQUE CONTROLLERS; ULTRACAPACITORS; VOLTAGE REFERENCE;

AUTOMOBILES; CONTROLLERS; ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; FUEL CELLS; INDUCTION MOTORS; MOTORS; STATORS; SWITCHING; TORQUE;

TORQUE CONTROL;

EID: 76849103921     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2009.2037105     Document Type: Article

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