Gaining Traction: Thermal Management and Reliability of Automotive Electric Traction-Drive Systems

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Abstract

Increasing the number of electric-drive vehicles (EDVs) on America?s roads has been identified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the federal cross-agency electric vehicle (EV)-Everywhere Challenge, and the automotive industry as a strategy with near-term potential for dramatically decreasing the nation?s dependence on oil. Mass-market deployment will rely on meeting aggressive technical targets, including improved efficiency and reduced size, weight, and cost. Many of these advances will depend on the optimization of thermal management.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)42-49
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Electrification Magazine
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2014

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NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-5400-61580

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