DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROPULSION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE

A propulsion control apparatus of an electric motor vehicle includes a first power converter 21 that operates as a DC/AC converter, an AC/DC converter, or a DC/DC converter, a first power converter 21 that operates as a DC/AC converter, an AC/DC converter, or a DC/DC converter, a first power storage device 22 and a second power storage device 52 functioning as a direct-current power supply source that is charged using direct-current power supplied from a direct-current common section 90 or a first input output end side or discharges direct-current power to the direct-current common section 90 or the first input and output end side, and a control device 100 that controls operations of the first power converter 21, the second power converter 51, the first power storage device 22, and the second power storage device 52.