GaN-Powered Vector control for Electric Vehicle PMSM Drive

This paper gives a comprehensive look into the field oriented control (FOC) of surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motors (SPSMs) being driven by GaN inverters. Field-oriented control has received a lot of attention in recent years because of its ability to give accurate control of motor performance, making it ideal for a variety of industrial applications. Adding to this, the use of wide band gap devices such as GaN in the inverter feeding the motor provides advantages such as compact size, high power density, high switching operation, and thus improved efficiency. The study includes simulation results of the SPMSM drive employing the FOC technique with the use of a GaN inverter. The overall functionality of the model under steady state was simulated and verified using PLECS software.