Identification and Evaluation of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Propulsion Systems

This paper deals with identification and evaluation of electric and hybrid propulsion variants for vehicles. The first part of the study identifies and studies the existing variants of propulsion systems for electric and hybrid vehicles. This involves analyzing the existing systems on the market in order to find out as much relevant information about the characteristics and particularities of each of them. Once these analyzes are complete, the main requirements to be met by the propulsion system are determined. The next step involves a comparative study between the systems already analyzed in order to evaluate the performance of different system configurations. This stage aims at choosing a propulsion system that can meet all the requirements of the vehicle. The final purpose is to identify the optimal topology of the propulsion system components, as the electric machine, the power converter or the control module.