Systematic analysis of conducted electromagnetic interferences for the electric drive system in electric vehicles

Abstract—There are serious electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) problems in electric vehicles. In order to explain and solve them, a systematic method to analyze conducted interferences of the electric drive system is shown in this paper. This method represents the effects of the power battery which is the most different part between electric drive systems used in electric vehicles and other cases. Also, equivalent models are established from power electronics devices to the entire system by considering both the working mechanism and stray parameters. Firstly, insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and inverter are studied as the main interference source. A new expression is put forward to estimate the frequency domain features of the inverter disturbances. Then, power battery and electric motor are discussed as the main propagation paths. Their high frequency circuit models are given with parameters obtained from tests and measurements. Finally, the system model is established. The system interferences are analyzed to get their generation causes, influence factors and frequency domain characteristics. Comparisons between simulations and experiments verify the correctness of the models and the method. 1