Switching-Cell-Array-based Power Electronics conversion for future electric vehicles

Información del proyecto

SCAPE

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 101056781

DOI

10.3030/101056781

Fecha de la firma de la CE 4 Abril 2022

Fecha de inicio 1 Julio 2022

Fecha de finalización 30 Junio 2026

Financiado con arreglo a

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Coste total

€ 5 999 750,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 5 999 750,00

Coordinado por

FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE RECERCA EN ENERGIA DE CATALUNYA
Spain

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Los enlaces a los documentos y las publicaciones de los proyectos del Séptimo Programa Marco, así como los enlaces a algunos tipos de resultados específicos, como conjuntos de datos y «software», se obtienen dinámicamente de OpenAIRE .

Resultado final

Documents, reports (11)

Dissemination and Exploitation Strategy (DES) M3

Year one report detailing the communication and dissemination strategy and its implementation through a dissemination activity plan. It also features an integrated IP ownership and exploitation strategy.

Data and Knowledge Management plan

Definition of the items that are subjected to intellectual property and the procedures to exchange information among the partners. Updates will be informed during project reports.

Designs of the OMSs for PHM and SoH purposes

Report on the design of all subsystems for reading the critical parameters for online monitoring of SCs, converters, battery, and motor.

Environmental assessment of materials and processes

Report on the environmental impact assessment of the materials and manufacturing processes required for the proposed power converters employing the chip-embedded integration technology.

Ruggedness and aging analysis of selected power semiconductor devices

Report on the ruggedness and aging shown by representative power devices. These results will serve as input for the preliminary converter mock-up designs.

Ruggedness and aging analysis of the SCs

Report on the ruggedness and aging shown by the manufactured SCs in WP4, serving as a complementary data to the SC characterization performed in WP4.

Gender Equality Action plan

Report on the considered features of the SCAPE technology that must be considered from a gender perspective and how these are addressed.

Dissemination and Exploitation Strategy (DES) M15

Year two report detailing the DES.

Dissemination and Exploitation Strategy (DES) M27

Year three report detailing the DES.

Test cases

Report defining the test cases that will serve as an acceptance criterion of the requirements of all levels.

Selection of switching-cell main power semiconductor devices

Report on the literature review of WBG power devices state-of-the-art, suitable for EV power conversion, as well as on comprehensive review about future trends based on emerging technologies such as diamond or Ga2O3. The report will determine the candidate references to be used in the implementation of the SCs.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Leaflet, posters/roll-ups and presentation

Media for the project’s dissemination during events. It will comply with the project dissemination strategy and visual identity.

Project website

Project’s website. It will be a main channel for the project’s communication to stakeholders, media, and public at large. It will be periodically updated with the progress and free-to-publish results of the project.

Publicaciones

Conference proceedings (21)

Capacitor Voltage Balancing of Four-Level ANPC and π-type Converters Based on Simplified Virtual-VectorPWM

Autores: Attique Qamar, M.; Filba-Martinez, A.; Busquets-Monge, S.; Kui, W.
Publicado en: 2023
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ESARS-ITEC57127.2023.10114865

Chip-level Interconnection Techniques for Chip Embedding Integration of SiC MOSFETs

Autores: Emma Solà, Mariana Raya, Philippe Lasserre, David Sánchez, José Rebollo, Miquel Vellvehi, Xavier Perpiñà, Xavier Jordà
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: ISPSD 2025

Case study of the environmental performance of a new and modular EV inverter and on-board charger technology using Life Cycle Assessment

Autores: -
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: SDEWES 2025

Inter-turn Short Circuit Diagnosis in Ultrareliable Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines

Autores: -
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: IEEE IECON 2025

Thermal analysis of an integrated motor drive with a switching cell array power converter.

Autores: Grespan, M.; Busquets Monge, S.; Mas de les Valls Ortiz, E; Jordà, X.; Raya di Francisco, M.; Angeli, D.
Publicado en: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2024
Editor: IOP SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2766/1/012033

Optimized Modular Design of Neutral-Point-Clamped Traction Inverters for Multiple Electric Vehicles

Autores: Rafiezadeh, R.; Busquets-Monge, S.; Alepuz, S.
Publicado en: 2023
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/AEITAUTOMOTIVE58986.2023.10217243

Thermo-Electrical Digital Twin-Assisted Aging Assessment of SiC MOSFETs in Switching-Cell- Array Power Converters

Autores: -
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: IEEE IECON 2025

E-VOLVE cluster: Increasing innovation efficiency to support the transition toward sustainable e-mobility.

Autores: Armengaud, E.; Armengaud, I.; Weinzerl, M.; Kniewallner, J.; Brandstaetter, B.; Custic, M.; Sorniotti, A.; Man So, K.; Montanaro, U.; Romeral, L.; Filba Martinez, A.; Gramstat, S.; Ivanov, V.
Publicado en: 2024
Editor: TRA 2024

Common Mode Analysis of Non-Isolated Integrated Chargers based on NPC Inverter for Electric Vehicles

Autores: Fabio Bernardi, Emilio Lorenzani, Davide Barater, Germán Fañanás Puigjaner, Sergio Busquets-Monge
Publicado en: IECON 2024 - 50th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2025
Editor: IEEE IECON 2024
DOI: 10.1109/IECON55916.2024.10905337

Thermo-Electrical Modeling of Multilevel Switching-Cell-Array-Based Power Converters

Autores: Rafiezadeh, R.; Busquets-Monge, S.; Alepuz, S.
Publicado en: IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), 2023
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ISIE51358.2023.10228132

Moving Towards a Sustainable Design of Power Converters Contributing to Zero-Emissions in the EV Use Phase and Lower Environmental Impacts in its Production: A Material Assessment with respect to Recyclability Aspects

Autores: López, L.A.; Benveniste, G.; Attique Qamar, M.; Ferreira, V.J.; Corchero, C.
Publicado en: 2023
Editor: SDEWES

Estimation of thermo-mechanical Anand model parameters of die-attach materials for power electronics assemblies

Autores: Fuste, Nauem; Sola, Emma; Avino, Oriol; Perpina, Xavier; Vellvehi, Miquel; Jorda, Xavier
Publicado en: 2024
Editor: CIPS 2024

Common Mode Voltage Effects and Bearing Current Mitigation in Three-Level NPC Inverter-Driven PMSMs for Electric Vehicles

Autores: -
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: IEEE IECON 2025

E-VOLVE Cluster: Increasing Innovation Efficiency to Support the Transition Toward Sustainable e-mobility

Autores: Armengaud, Eric; Armengaud, Ingrid; Weinzerl, Martin; Kniewallner, Jasmin; Brandstätter, Bernhard; Ćustić, Medina; Sorniotti, Aldo; Man So, Kai; Montanaro, Umberto; Romeral, Luis; Filba-Martinez, Alber; Gramstat, Sebastian; Ivanov, Valentin
Publicado en: Lecture Notes in Mobility ISBN: 9783031894435, 2025
Editor: TRA 2024
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_82

SiC MOSFET Chip Embedded Switching-Cell for Multilevel Converters

Autores: Mariana Raya, Emma Solà, Miquel Vellvehi, Xavier Perpiñà, Philippe Lasserre, Sergio Busquets-Monge, Xavier Jordà
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: ISPSD 2025
DOI: 10.23919/ISPSD62843.2025.11118194

A Novel Hybrid Battery Based on a Bidirectional Four-level Neutral-Point-Clamped DC-DC Power Converter Interfacing

Autores: -
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: IEEE IECON 2025

A Novel Fault-Tolerant Control Approach for a Six-Phase Motor Drive Under Open-Circuit Faults

Autores: Germán Fañanás-Puigjaner, Sergio Busquets-Monge, Gabriel Garcia-Rojas, Fabio Bernardi, Davide Barater, Àlber Filbà-Martínez
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.36227/TECHRXIV.175372518.82888129/V1

Slot Opening Influence on Short Circuit Current: A Sensitivity Analysis

Autores: Andrea Tinti, Gregorio Cutuli, Stefano Nuzzo, Giacomo Sala, Davide Barater, Giovanni Franceschini
Publicado en: 2025 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD), 2025
Editor: IEEE WEMDCD 2025
DOI: 10.1109/WEMDCD61816.2025.11014169

Analysis of the Magnetic Fields Only Currents (MFCO) COMSOL Interface for the Simulation of Parasitic Inductances in Chip Embedding Power Boards

Autores: Mariana Raya, Emma Solà, David Sánchez, Miquel Vellvehi, Xavier Perpiñà, Xavier Jordà
Publicado en: 2025 26th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE), 2025, ISSN 2833-8596
Editor: EuroSime 2025
DOI: 10.1109/EUROSIME65125.2025.11006561

Non-Intrusive Online Junction Temperature Monitoring in Si and SiC Power MOSFETs

Autores: Miquel Tutusaus, Xavier Perpiñà, Miquel Vellvehi, Manuel Fernández, Sergio Llorente, Xavier Jordà
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: ISPSD 2025

Design Optimization of a Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Traction Inverter for Electric Vehicles based on Switching-Cell Arrays

Autores: Rafiezadeh, R.; Busquets-Monge, S.; Alepuz, S.; Garcia-Rojas, G.; Fañanás Puigjaner, G.
Publicado en: 2023
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/EPE23ECCEEUROPE58414.2023.10264425

Peer reviewed articles (4)

Generalized Multiport Multilevel NPC Dual-Active-Bridge Converter for EV Auxiliary Power Module

Autores: Oriol Esquius-Mas, Oriol Esquius-Mas,Alber Filba-Martinez, Joan Nicolas-Apruzzese and Sergio Busquets-Monge
Publicado en: 2025
Editor: IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society
DOI: 10.3390/electronics14173534

Inherently Decoupled Dc-Link Capacitor Voltage Control of Multilevel Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters

Autores: José M. Campos-Salazar; Robert Griñó; Sergio Busquets-Monge; Gabriel Garcia-Rojas
Publicado en: IEEE, 2023
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.36227/TECHRXIV.22318240.V1

Active Thermal Control in Neutral-Point-Clamped Multilevel Converters based on Switching-Cell Arrays

Autores: Salvador Alepuz; Joan Nicolás-Apruzzese; Roya Rafiezadeh; Sergio Busquets-Monge; Mariana Raya; Àlber Filbà-Martínez
Publicado en: MDPI, 2023, ISSN 2078-2489
Editor: MDPI
DOI: 10.36227/techrxiv.22591789.v1

A Novel Mathematical Approach for Inductor-Current Expressions Definition in Multilevel Dual-Active-Bridge Converters

Autores: Borrell-Pons, Eudald; Esquius-Mas, Oriol; Filba-Martinez, Alber; Trilla, Lluís
Publicado en: Electronics, 2024, ISSN 2079-9292
Editor: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ELECTRONICS13224476