Needs review: this page is currently a brief stub summarizing a single manufacturer’s application note. It could be expanded to cover inverter topologies (e.g. two-level vs. multilevel, Si IGBT vs. SiC MOSFET switching devices) and control strategies (e.g. field-oriented control, space vector modulation).
Texas Instruments [1] give a very clear overview of the traction motor inverter: the traction inverter system reveals multiple blocks including the power management IC (PMIC) and the microcontroller (MCU), the high-power IGBT or SiC MOSFET power modules and their temperature sensing elements, the high-voltage (HV) battery, the DC-link capacitor, sensing blocks, various protection and monitoring circuits and signal isolation.
References
- HEV/EV Traction Inverter Design Guide, Texas Instruments Application Note
See also: Motors, DC-DC, Power Electronics, Current Sensor