Abstract
Honda has developed a third-generation power control unit for compact cars for the 2020 model year FIT.Downsizing was achieved by employing RC-IGBTs in the power semiconductors used in the power module, which is the main component of the power control unit. This reduced the longitudinal length by 12%. The control boards that were divided into a motor ECU (control board) and a gate driver (drive circuit board) in the second-generation unit were integrated to reduce the wire harnesses that connect each board, achieving further downsizing. The capacitance of the capacitor was reduced by 50% by enhancing the current followability of voltage control unit control. The application of these technologies realized development of a PCU with output power up to 267 kVA that achieves a volume of 8.5 L even with the 12 V DC-DC converter incorporated into the PCU, which enables mounting in a compact car.
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Article of Honda R&D Technical Review Vol.32 No.2 (78 - 83)
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Hitoshi NISHIO, Yasuhiko KONDO, Yuichiro UENO, Kenichi NONAKA, Yukiya KASHIMURA, Kenichi TAKEBAYASHI.
Small Size Power Control Unit for 2020 Model Year FIT
Honda R&D Technical Review Vol.32 No.2 pp.(78 - 83)2020.
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