TY - CHAP A1 - Schiedermeier, Maximilian A1 - Rettner, Cornelius A1 - Steiner, Marcel A1 - März, Martin T1 - Dual-inverter control synchronization strategy to minimize the DC-link capacitor current T2 - 2020 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC), 18 November 2020 - 16 December 2020, Gijon, Spain N2 - This paper proposes the possible switching synchronization strategies of an automotive dual-inverter against the background of minimizing the RMS DC-link capacitor current. The publication mainly focuses on the straight-ahead motion of a rear axle with one electric drive per wheel. In addition to it, a dual-inverter consisting of two subinverters with a common DC-link capacitor is taken into consideration. These sub-inverters each have three phases and are based on a 2-level voltage-source-topology. To control the electrical machines, the continuous Space-Vector-Modulation strategy is used. For this application, different control signal synchronization strategies of the two sub-inverters of the dualinverter are presented. Apart from the existing strategies, this paper proposes a new method, which inherits a compromise between low complexity and high effectiveness. In contrast to previous publications, the resulting capacitor currents are quantified and subsequentlyevaluated. This novel quantification, which is dependent on the dual-inverter’s operating point, provides a base for targeted dimensioning of the capacitor. Moreover, this forms the foundation for further investigations of vehicle’s cornering, as well as for the possible synchronization of stand-alone inverters. In the context of this publication, the presented results are verified by experimentally determined data of a motor-inverter system. KW - Axles KW - Capacitors KW - Complexity theory KW - DC-link capacitor KW - Dual-inverter KW - interleaved inverters KW - Inverters KW - space vector modulation (SVM) KW - Switches KW - Synchronization KW - Voltage source inverter (VSI) KW - Wheels Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/VPPC49601.2020.9330921 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - IEEE ER -