No. 1121
Management Technology of Automotive Electric Power Supply Systems
Investigation Committee on Management of Automotive Electric Power Supply Systems
Keyword : Automotive Power Supply System, Energy Management, Power Management, Electric Component, Power Electronics, Energy Storage Device, Battery Management System
Electrical and electronic technologies are becoming indispensable for improvement of automotives, especially for realization of more environmental-friendly, safer and more comfortable vehicles. The number of electric equipments and electronics used in a vehicle is increasing year-by-year. For example, many cars are equipped with high power loads like an electric power steering. Also electric motor drive such as HEVs and motorized 4WD systems are more and more widely used. The automotive electric power supply systems are gaining importance and are considered to be an infrastructure for these electric equipments and electronics. It is also required to improve its performances so as to attain higher efficiency, larger capacity and higher reliability. The Investigation Committee on Management of Automotive Electric Power Supply Systems focused on the future trends for automotive electric power supply systems and depicted road maps for the next decade. The committee treated a desirable future power supply system, and technological challenges and development status. This report presents the result of research, including automotive power supply system, energy management, power management, electric component, power electronics, energy storage device and battery management system.

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