Power Module Cooling for Future Electric Vehicle Applications: A Coolant Comparison of Oil and PGW

Abstract

Compact and efficient power converters are being developed to support the needs of future ground vehicle systems. This progress is being driven by component advancements, combined with improvements in component thermal management achieved through various liquid cooling implementations. Regardless of the configuration of the thermal management system, the properties of the liquid coolant used are vital to its performance. This work compares the use of turbine oil and an aqueous glycol solution as coolants in an automotive based power converter application.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA481572

Entities

People

  • D. P. Urciuloi
  • T. E. Salem

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Conductivity
  • Converters
  • Cooling
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Materials
  • Power Converters
  • Power Levels
  • Specific Heat
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Resistance
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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