The electrification of transportation promises sustainable and efficient travel through electric vehicles (EVs). Yokogawa Test&Measurement helps customers design and develop new technologies with tools that precisely validate powertrains and charging systems, analyze protocols, and evaluate vehicle subsystems essential for enhancing energy efficiency, vehicle performance, and driver experience.
Maximum torque per ampere (MTPA) is an optimization strategy for the control of electric motors and drives that employ field-oriented control (FOC), particularly with electric vehicles (EVs) and industrial automation applications. The goal of MTPA is to achieve the maximum possible torque output from a motor for a given current input.
Using the OR trigger and Dual Capture, it is easy to trap and record failure conditions on electrical harnessses (wiring interconnects) over a long duration test.
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- DL950
- Evaluating and designing the Electric Power Steering (EPS)
- Multi-channel simultaneous measurement
- Real-time calculation
- IS8000 Integrated Software Platform
- Measure current waveform using oscilloscope
Use built-in calculations to analyze motor rotor position of Brushless DC motors (BLDC) and Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines (PMSM) and find the relative angle between the rotor and position sensors such as encoders or resolvers
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Detailed measurement methods, supply voltage settings, and others are specified for the harmonic/flicker standard test.
How can I capture data from motion sensors synchronized with other analog data? The Yokogawa ScopeCorder series of instruments feature input modules and functions to make this possible.
Government agencies that define the standardization of energy efficiency metrics continue to be a driving force behind the development of the next generation electric vehicle powertrains. These metrics require manufacturers to have high confidence in their measurements and motivate the optimization of efficiency.
The right tool to measure power in complex EV systems is a purpose-built power analyzer that captures three core parameters—voltage, current and power—as well as a few very important additional parameters (depending on what system you are testing) that contribute to understanding the efficiency and overall system performance.
Product Overviews
Watch a step-by-step walkthrough of recording GPS position and motion data on the DL350.
The DLM3000 Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes Automotive Serial Bus features can display up to four simultaneous serial buses and decoded data.
How-tos
In this video we demonstrate the GPS data logging capability of the DL350 Portable ScopeCorder. Recording Position, Velocity, and Altitude simultaneously with accelerometers or other analog inputs is simple with the DL350's built-in features.
CAN Bus communication is widely used in the transportation industry where reliable transmission of data is paramount. Monitoring and recording these communications can be easier when using the proper instruments. In this video, a Yokogawa Test&Measurement Applications Engineer demonstrates how to setup the DL950 ScopeCorder to read the temperature of a motor drive alongside its voltage and current output.
This video demonstrates how to test to an IEC standard (IEC 61000) using a Yokogawa Test&Measurement WT5000 Precision Power Analyzer and the harmonic flicker testing software. The software automates the process of judging if the device under test is compliant with the chosen standard and allows you to output the necessary test reports for your records.
This video demonstrates how to measure transient phenomena on power signals using the Yokogawa Test&Measurement PX8000 Precision Power Scope.
In several applications, especially those testing AC power to a standard such as IEC61000-3-11, the voltage and current signals must be monitored to confirm there are no major dips and/or swells in the signal. This can be done with instruments capable of reporting rms values, including power analyzers, traditional oscilloscopes, and some data acquisition systems.
To test to a standard, however, the instrument must have an accuracy spec that is traceable back to a national standard of calibration such as ISO17025 or NIST.
Webinars
- Establishing baselines for system efficiency
- Conducting inverter control signal analysis at the systems level
- Identifying critical measurements for benchmarking inverter input, inverter output, and motor output
- Analyzing motor control signals, including torque control variables, positional sensors, and pulse-width modulation (PWM), as well as torque measurements
- A look at multi-phase measurements and measurement techniques
- A review of practical applications
- Real-world examples
With ongoing innovations in motor and inverter technologies seeking to advance global decarbonization objectives in the automotive industry, it’s crucial that engineers have a thorough understanding of how to properly analyze these systems.
This complimentary webinar provides engineering professionals involved in motor and control system development with insights that enable data benchmarking and troubleshooting issues related to energy efficiency in electric vehicle (EV) powertrains.
Key webinar topics include:
Although DC power measurements can be fairly straightforward, complexities with AC power measurements arise when dealing with distorted waveforms, fluctuating power factors, and multiple phases, which introduce intricacies that complicate an otherwise simple measurement process.
This on-demand webinar provides an informative dive into the various fundamental aspects of power measurement and includes:
