Possible operation modes of HEV vehicle with direct AC/AC transfer and 5-phase traction motors

The paper deals with operational modes of HEV vehicle with direct AC/AC transfer and five-phase IM traction motors. Such configuration yields smaller voltage drops compared with the serial AC/DC/AC converter and five-phase machines offer some inherent advantages over their three-phase counterparts. Also, dynamical properties of HEV are better due to the absence of a DC link which has accumulating action. Other advantage includes reduced electromagnetic torque pulsation and also noise characteristics of the five-phase drives are better when compared with the three-phase ones. Possible operational modes enable to provide both the single and/or hybrid operations at driving and braking states.