Abstract:

Environmental benefits of electric vehicles have captured worldwide attention. Decreased system costs, zero-pollution at the end user side, reliability, improved component and system performance and efficiency are the key factors causing electric-drive vehicles more attractive. Focus of research from the point of view of overall efficiency improvement of modern electric vehicles has resulted in the development of high efficiency electric traction motor drives. Many electrical vehicles have been introduced commercially in the global market. This work presents a study of the current EV scenario in India and world over and the impacts the system components have in the real world scenario. The environmental concern put out by the internal combustion engines is quite remarkable. Many methods have been suggested in literature to rule out the possibility of environmental pollution caused by the internal combustion engines. This research proposes the use of an environment friendly electric drive, that is, the SRM that can be powered using Renewable Energy resources and environment friendly battery storage. This can be the major way out to reduce carbon footprints from an Indian perspective. A 20kW 8/6 SRM for EV propulsion is proposed and is compared with a same rated Induction motor and Rare Earth motor. The comparative study gives insights into the use of these drives from a technical as well as environmental perspective.