Design and Performance Analysis of an Integrated Starter-Alternator for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Abstract

In automotive applications, the requirements for the electrical machines are about performance and reliability - the permanent magnet synchronous machines ensure these requirements are fulfilled. The approach of the present paper is to analyze the permanent synchronous machines suited for the integrated starter-alternator (ISA) applications. The study design requires some analytical, followed by a numerical analysis and also a finite element method in order to achieve the performances of the machine. The operation modes of an ISA system and the constraints for an electric machine acting as an ISA are detailed. Finally a model for a ISA hybrid vehicle, developed in AMESim is presented and the results of a simulated drive cycle are presented.