Open AccessPhotovoltaic hybrid boost converter fed switched reluctance motor drive
Author(s) -
Ravi Kiran Dasari,
Godwin Immanuel Dharmaraj
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of power electronics and drive systems/international journal of electrical and computer engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2722-2578
pISSN - 2722-256X
DOI - 10.11591/ijpeds.v13.i1.pp275-288
Subject(s) - switched reluctance motor , automotive engineering , photovoltaic system , renewable energy , electric vehicle , computer science , voltage , torque , boost converter , electrical engineering , engineering , power (physics) , physics , rotor (electric) , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
Pollution from conventional transportation methods is a worrying factor. Electric vehicles are a viable option to reduce environmental pollution and to replace the conventional methods of using internal combustion (IC) engine based transportation system. renewable source driven electric vehicles (EV) opens up non-dependency on conventional energy sources. The renewable energy source (like photovoltaic system) insists on the switch mode converter to augment its voltage range. This paper presents a hybrid boost switch mode DC-DC converter to increase the voltage range of the photovoltaic (PV) system. The wheels of electric vehicle are coupled to switched reluctance motor (SRM). Closed-loop speed controlled SRM drives the wheels of EV. Asymmetrical converter feeds the excitation current to the coils of 6/4 pole current-controlled SRM. The proposed EV system is analyzed for fixed and variable torque with speed condition using MATLAB/SIMULINK software.