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Date of Award
2017
Document Type
Campus Access Master's Report
Degree Name
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MS)
Administrative Home Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor 1
Wayne Weaver
Committee Member 1
John Lukowski
Committee Member 2
Leonard Bohmann
Abstract
The purpose of this design project was to develop an energy efficient motor controller for use in the Prototype Battery Electric Vehicle division of Shell Eco-marathon (SEM). The controller, an imperative component of the overall vehicle, is to be used to drive both alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) electric motors, based upon the design decisions of Supermileage Systems Enterprise (SSE). The controller acts as a single-quadrant buck converter for a DC drive and a three-phase inverter for the AC drive. The project focused on the optimization of controller hardware, component selection, printed circuit board (PCB) layout, and software control methods to operate at the maximum feasible efficiency to drive the vehicle.
Recommended Citation
McMichael, Andrew C., "HARDWARE DESIGN AND CONTROL OF PROTOTYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE FOR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY IN SHELL ECO-MARATHON", Campus Access Master's Report, Michigan Technological University, 2017.