Traction Motors and Motor Drivers Used in Electric Vehicles

Abstract

The production and use of electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming widespread. The negative effect of fossil fuel vehicles to environmentalpollution also increases incentives and demand for electric vehicles. One of the most important equipment in electric vehicles is theelectric motors. The characteristics of the electric motors (EMs), change according to the usage area and power of the electric vehicles.There are some structural changes to the electric motors used for small powerful electric vehicles and electric motors produced formedium and large powerful vehicles. Depending on the power and structure of electric motors, the characteristics of the drives thatcontrol these motors also change. In this study, the structure, types, operating characteristics of the small, medium and large powerfulelectric motors used in electric vehicles and the motor driver circuits required to running the motors are mentioned.