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Control strategies and power converter topologies for switched reluctance motors in electric...
Figure 24. Types of capacitive power converters. (A) Flying capacitor. (B) C-dump. Adapted from Yamada
and Hoshi. 81
Figure 25. Types of bridge converters. (A) Asymmetric half-bridge. (B) H-bridge. (C) Novel integrated
power converter. (D) T-type. Adapted from Gaafar et al. 88
EVs. The selection of these three topologies 4.3.1. Asymmetric half-bridge
is grounded in their proven performance across
multiple studies and real-world applications: the The AHB topology, widely recognized for its ro-
AHB topology is widely recognized for its reli- bustness and simplicity, provides excellent control
ability and control precision, the NIPC is val- over phase currents and offers high reliability un-
ued for its integrated design and reduced compo- der varying load conditions. However, its inher-
nent count, and the T-type converter is lauded for ent requirement for a greater number of switch-
its efficiency in specific operating ranges. While ing devices per phase increases cost and complex-
these characteristics have established their suit- ity, particularly in high-power applications. The
ability, the detailed operating principles and im- AHB converter is widely implemented with sev-
plementation considerations of each topology are eral control schemes. 90 Figure 25A depicts the
discussed in subsequent sections. topology of AHB. The AHB architecture offers
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