No. 1182
Power Electronics for Automobiles
Investigating R&D Committee on Power electronics for automobile
Keyword : Inverter, DCDC converter, cooling equipment, Electric vehicle
This technical report describes the result of the investigation research on recent power electronics in automobiles. Institute of Electrical Engineers in Japan (IEEJ) has long history of research on power electronics for industry application and home appliance, however, the power electronics technology for car industry seems to be different from others. The investigation of the committee is mainly focused on the difference of the technology between the power electronics for automobile and power electronics for industry.
The major technical difficulty in power electronics for automobile is the strict requirement of the size. Therefore, the technology has original feature for the cooling technology and device technology. This technical report reviews and summarizes the present status of the power electronics for automobiles.

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