@inproceedings{f526fd63324842c885c2645bb4b0f507,
title = "Extremely compact half-bridge SiC power modules built into EV in-wheel motor",
abstract = "Full SiC half-bridge power modules (HPMs) applicable to a real electric vehicle 40-kW permanent magnetic in-wheel motor with an internal diameter of 159 mm have been designed, prototyped and characterized for the first time in the NEDO-SIP program. The prototyped HPMs are extremely compact in size at D35.7×W18.8×H8.0 mm and capable of withstanding junction temperatures up to nearly 200°C. Double-pulse tests revealed that the tested HPM showed steady switching behavior even at 600 V/160 A.",
keywords = "EV, In-wheel motor, Inverter, Power module, SiC-MOS, Synchronous rectification",
author = "Satoshi Tanimoto and Ayane Hara and Mari Yamashita and Tatsuhiro Suzuki and Sawa Araki and Shinji Sato and Kan Akatsu",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) directed by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan. The authors gratefully thank Dr. Masaki Nakano (Nissan Motor, Japan) for the design and fruitful discussions with regard to the IWM described here and Mr. Kenji Suzuki (A.L.M.T., Japan), Dr. Dai Kusano (JFC, Japan), Dr. Junichi Suzaki (DENKA, Japan), Dr. Ryouhei Yumoto and Dr. Sotaro Oi (Mitsubishi Materials, Japan), and Mr. Kensuke Kuwajima and Dr. Tsuyoshi Matsuda (Shin-Etsu Chemical, Japan) for their co-operation with the fabrication of the power modules. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.; International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, ICSCRM 2017 ; Conference date: 17-09-2017 Through 22-09-2017",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.924.849",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783035711455",
series = "Materials Science Forum",
publisher = "Trans Tech Publications Ltd",
pages = "849--853",
editor = "Robert Stahlbush and Philip Neudeck and Anup Bhalla and Devaty, {Robert P.} and Michael Dudley and Aivars Lelis",
booktitle = "Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, 2017",
}