Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation for the Design and Testing of Motor in Advanced Powertrain Applications

© 2018 IEEE. In this work, a validation procedure is presented, for an electric propulsion system used in a mild hybrid electric vehicle powertrain. The vehicle is configured based upon a brushless DC (permanent magnet synchronous) motor installed as electric propulsion system in a mild hybrid electric vehicle. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) techniques are used to enable rapid prototyping, as well as validate the specified characteristics of the motor unit, which was purchased as an off-the-shelf item. The validation results of the work in summary indicate that whilst the motor unit does not meet quoted specifications, it nevertheless functions acceptably for the purpose of the hybrid electric vehicle application