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Diogo Pereira Vilela Galo
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Elétrica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, MG
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Gabriel Alves Mendonça
Aperam South America, MG
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Thales Alexandre Carvalho Maia
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Elétrica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, MG
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Braz de Jesus Cardoso Filho
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Elétrica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, MG
Keywords:
Flux-Switching Machine, Hybrid Vehicles, In-Wheel Electric Machines, Regenerative Braking, Electric Drives
Abstract
Even with the exponential increase in the number of electric and hybrid vehicles in Brazil and in the world, it is expected that the propulsion technology based on internal combustion engines will still prevail until the year 2050. The current automobile scenario is facing ambitious goals of reducing emissions and improving energy efficiency. Several technologies have been applied to increase the efficiency and reduce polluting gases of internal combustion engines. The advantages of using these technologies are even more attractive in Brazil with the presence of sugarcane ethanol, which has a practically neutral carbon balance. However, technologies to make internal combustion engines more efficient and increased electronic content in modern vehicles make it necessary to have greater electrical energy availability in vehicles. The main objective of this work is the construction of a switched-flow in-wheel electric machine to increase the availability of electric energy in a light passenger vehicle and, consequently, improve the overall efficiency of the system.
