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"In 2027 the power electronics market for electric vehicles will have reached $300 billion."
This report of over 220 very detailed slide format pages is replete with new forecasts, analysis and infographics seeing the roadmap and financial projections to a future where land, water and airborne vehicles will be electric. The emphasis is land vehicles. It fully explains why power electronics is becoming more important in the performance and cost of an electric vehicle, hybrid or pure electric. Reasons given include expected tough 2025 and 2030 regulations making most conventional powertrains illegal and the ongoing quest for performance improvement including better life and reliability. The report explains how power electronics may be part of the powertrain traction system, loosely related to it or not related and what that means, given in many new graphical summaries.
The key parts of recent presentations by the key players are assessed in this work, which was researched in 2016/2017 by PhD level IDTechEx analysts travelling worldwide. Interviews, IDTechEx databases, web searches and conference attendance were extensively used. Old information is useless in this now fast moving field.
The report starts with a comprehensive Executive Summary and Conclusions which includes a close look at all the key issues. Ten year forecasts for power electronics are broken down into motor controllers, recuperation, electricity import, electricity export, BMS with boost converters, climate control and then other, with a full explanation of the many things in these categories. The total printed electronics market in billions of dollars and as percentage of the electric vehicle market is projected, backed up by ten year forecasts by number of 46 categories of electric vehicle land, water and air.
The Introduction then looks at many examples of power electronics explained in the context of powertrain options, future successes and expected failures. It covers such things as why universal and merged motor controllers are both elusive but more per vehicle will appear. Network integration, powertrain options, voltage trends and structural electronics potential are detailed. Design of Power Electronics comes next, embracing where, why and what new forms are appearing. Issues concerning power modules and battery management system design are here, for example.
The fourth chapter consists of new materials and components for power electronics because they are so key to the future. That includes SiC and GaN power semiconductors and new harvesting chemistries. Chapter 5 covers power electronics for 48V mild hybrid and beyond, carefully explaining the rapidly increasing complexity of power circuits and peripherals for these and successor powertrains. Detailed technology roadmaps complete this chapter which is followed by supplier comparisons and a key interview, a large number of other interviews being embedded in the earlier text.
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Table of Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
1.1. Definition
1.2. Importance
1.3. PE functions serving the central needs
1.4. Powertrain evolution
1.4.1. Existing 12V cars and 24V trucks and buses were out of development potential
1.4.2. Evolving options
1.4.3. Future options
1.4.4. Powertrain comparisons
1.4.5. Future powertrain winners and losers
1.4.6. Preferred powertrains by company 2016-2030: survey
1.5. Power electronics proliferation
1.5.1. Changes as powertrains evolve
1.5.2. Example: Power electronics proliferation as 48V mild hybrids evolve
1.5.3. Window of opportunity for 12V + 48V MH systems & for 48V MH: interviews
1.6. Market forecasts
1.6.1. Importance of PE for EVs: forecast to 2020
1.6.2. Addressable car market
1.6.3. IDTechEx forecast $% and $bn for EV power electronics by type
1.6.4. IDTechEx global EV forecasts number thousand 2017-2027 in 46 categories
1.6.5. Traction rotating electric machines/ motor controllers per vehicle by 46 types with main powertrain adopted by type
1.6.6. Conventional vs 48V mild hybrid vs electric cars
1.6.7. Technology roadmaps to 2040
1.7. Voltage trends
1.7.1. Pure electric vehicles
1.7.2. Voltage trends for hybrid electric vehicles
1.8. Rotating machine options: power electronics implications
1.8.1. Overview
1.8.2. Controlling integrated motor controls- in-wheel
1.8.3. Control of the increasingly popular two motor systems
1.9. Race to simplify and eliminate power electronics
1.10. EV power electronics recycled and other news in 2017
1.11. Acquisitions in 2017
1.12. New approach to motor inverters
2. INTRODUCTION
2.1. Scope
2.2. Power electronics successes
2.3. Power electronics gains importance
2.4. Power electronics fundamentals and trends
2.4.1. Overview
2.4.2. Faster change, more variety of tasks
2.4.3. Downsizing is usually required
2.4.4. Universal controllers are elusive
2.4.5. Special requirements: example fuel cells
2.4.6. Network integration is an issue
2.5. Voltages
2.5.1. Overview
2.5.2. Types using 48V
2.5.3. Exception to the rule: Nanoflowcell 48V premium cars
2.5.4. BMW view of voltage choices
2.6. Integration and structural
3. DESIGN OF POWER ELECTRONICS
3.1. Power electronics architecture in EVs
3.1.1. Pure electric vehicle power electronics choices
3.2. Hybrids
3.3. Future functions requiring new power electronics
3.4. Power module
3.4.1. Power module architecture
3.4.2. Die attachment
3.4.3. Die interconnection, thermal
3.4.4. Power module failure modes
3.4.5. Unusual needs and solutions
3.5. DC DC converter
3.6. On-board charger and CAN bus
3.6.1. Integrated motor drive charger
3.7. Battery Management System BMS
4. NEW ACTIVE MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS: SIC GAN GAAS ETC
4.1. Overview
4.2. Wide bandgap power semiconductors
4.2.1. Overview
4.2.2. Sumitomo Electric
4.2.3. European Union
4.2.4. Silicon Carbide vs Gallium Nitride vs Si Power Devices: which win?
4.3. Capacitors needed
4.4. Energy harvesting for electric vehicles
4.4.1. Overview
4.4.2. Energy harvesting power handling requirements
4.4.3. Managing regenerative active suspension
5. POWER ELECTRONICS FOR 48V MILD HYBRIDS AND BEYOND
5.1. Purpose and benefits
5.2. Technological heart
5.3. 48V mild hybrid for a car
5.4. Key components mostly different from HEV, PHEV, PEV
5.5. Integrated power control for mild hybrid starter generator
5.6. Key components of 48V mild hybrid system: Audi BSG = Battery Starter Generator
5.7. Many benefits of 48V system adoption based on extra power electronics
5.8. First generation 48V system
5.9. 48V Technology Roadmaps
5.10. Modelling 48V introduction: Volkswagen SUV, IDTechEx comment Gen 1&2
5.11. Modelling of 48V introduction: Volkswagen SUV, IDTechEx comment Gen2&3
5.12. IDTechEx technology timeline 2016-2028
6. SUPPLIER COMPARISONS
7. INTERVIEW WITH CPT
7.1. Visit to Controlled Power Technologies CPT Ltd UK
8. TOYOTA CASE STUDY
8.1. Toyota Development of Power Control Unit for Compact-Size Vehicle
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