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Energy-efficient lightweight drives by multi-parametric machine-inverter co-design and split-mid-point modularization

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H02138
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 21010:Power engineering-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University of Advanced Science

Principal Investigator

Castellazzi Alberto  京都先端科学大学, 工学部, 教授 (70866897)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 中村 武恒  京都大学, 工学研究科, 特定教授 (30303861)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥7,150,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,650,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥5,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,320,000)
KeywordsY-Inverter / WBG semiconductors / High power-density / Multi-level inverters / hybrid GaN-SiC switches / Mixed PWM strategies / Electric drives / High density machines / Sinusoidal modulation / WBG efficiency / Silicon carbide / Parametric co-design / WBG efficiency boost / comprehensive design / energy efficiency / modular design / high power density / iron-less machines / PWM schemes
Outline of Research at the Start

The research is designed around 5 work-packages, covering a period of 3 years. Year 1 is mainly dedicated to developing a novel joint design framework, leading to prototyping and demonstration of each component in Year 2.
Year 3 is for system level demonstration and dissemination of results.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The research produced a total of 10 papers submitted to specialist international conferences and journals. Highlights of research achievements include: prototyping of a high power-density motor; demonstration of high-frequency high-efficiency inverter with voltage boost capability and excellent harmonic signature; demonstration of split-mid-^point modular inverter design with load dependent variation of effective semiconductor area for reduction of losses; parametric machine-inverter co-design to optimise the energy efficiency of a motor drive over a driving cycle.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

Electric motor drives make up for over 90% of all power electronics applications. They are pivotal elements of society infrastructure. Integrated design enables new development paradigms, improved performance, power density and reliability, which open the path towards new deployment opportunities.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2023 2021 2020

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Dual-switchign frequency hybrid Si-SiC Y-Inverter2023

    • Author(s)
      H.J. Jaber, S. Horie, S. Domae, A. Castellazzi
    • Journal Title

      ECCE Asia 2023

      Volume: 2023 Pages: 1-1000

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Parametric Co-design of Machine-Inverter using Wide Band Gap and Three-level ANPC Inverter for 800V Traction System2023

    • Author(s)
      J. Kwak, A. Castellazzi
    • Journal Title

      ECCE Asia 2023

      Volume: 2023 Pages: 1-1000

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Electro-thermal stress minimisation of motor-drive inverter switches by hybrid modulation strategy technique2023

    • Author(s)
      J. Kwak, A. Castellazzi
    • Journal Title

      ESREF2023 (accepted)

      Volume: 2023 Pages: 1-1000

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Light Electric Vehicle Motor-Drive Design Based on Hybrid Si/SiC Y-Inverter and Dual-Rotor Halbach Machine2023

    • Author(s)
      Trang, H. , Castellazzi, A. , Domae, S. , Dong, T. , Nakamura, T.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology

      Volume: 18(1) Pages: 367376-367376

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Energy efficiency driven traction unit design2021

    • Author(s)
      J. Kwak, A. Castellazzi
    • Organizer
      EPE-ECCE Europe 2022, Hannover, Germany, Sep. 2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Characterization and Switching Strategy Development for SMP SiC Power Modules2021

    • Author(s)
      Y. Shiogai, A. Castellazzi, T. Hikihara
    • Organizer
      IPEC-ECCE Japan 2022, Himeji, Japan, May 2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] High power-density high-efficiency electric drive design with Halbach-rotor PMSM and WBG-based high-frequency inverter2021

    • Author(s)
      T. Dong, J. Kwak, L. Wei, A. Castellazzi, T. Nakamura
    • Organizer
      ICEMS 2021, Gyeongju, South Korea, Nov. 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Multi-parameter machine-inverter co-design for energy-efficient electric drives2021

    • Author(s)
      Jaedon Kwak, Alberto Castellazzi, Taketsune Nakamura
    • Organizer
      ICEMS2021 (submitted for review - review ongoing)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Split-Mid-Point Modular Design for Low-Load Efficiency Boost in WBG Power Converters2020

    • Author(s)
      Yu Shiogai, Alberto Castellazzi, Takashi Hikihara
    • Organizer
      ECCE Asia 2021
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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