Electrical Motor Drives for Electric Vehicle

Dear Colleagues,

Electric vehicles use one or more motors to produce torque. Each motor is supplied with energy by dedicated electronic power converters. From a vehicle's builder's point of view, this is the car's powertrain. With various improvements, the motor and power converter are built in the same frame, reducing the cooling effort and minimizing noise and electromagnetic interference. Achieving this requires an interdisciplinary approach involving specialists in motor development, power converters, electronic control, sensors, liquid cooling systems, mechanics, and electromagnetic compatibility.

Welcome to this Special Issue, where we compile articles from specialists developing electric motors and drives for electric traction vehicles. This includes integrated solutions for small cars and distributed solutions for high-power vehicles such as trams, trolleybuses, electric buses, and trucks.

The most important characteristic of the electric drive components is efficiency as it has a major influence on a vehicle's autonomy, cooling effort, and temperature variation, which are the major challenges of vehicular components.

The second issue is the dynamic response of the electric drive to the driver's command and road condition reactions, thus making the electric-powered vehicle more friendly to the driver and safer on the road. This Special Issue aims to reveal this area's current efforts and progress.

You are welcome to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Academic researchers and authors from the industry involved in the field are invited to contribute original research articles and reviews.

Research areas may comprise (but are not limited to) the following:

• Traction motor drives;
• Traction motor;
• Power converters;
• Control and automation of electric-powered vehicles;
• Sensors used in electric vehicle powertrains;
• Batteries monitoring in automotive applications;
• Fault diagnosis techniques for electrical powertrain systems;
• Actuators for automotive applications.

Dr. Emil Tudor
Dr. Lucian Pîslaru-Dănescu
Dr. Mihaita-Gabriel Neacsu
Prof. Dr. Zhongze Wu
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. World Electric Vehicle Journal is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• traction motor drives
• traction motor
• power converters
• automated guided vehicles
• control and automation of electric powered vehicles
• sensors and actuators
• battery monitoring