High Power Density EV Integrated Fast Battery Chargers Based on the General Torque Cancelation Law for Three-Phase Motors

Integrated battery chargers are highly effective for saving costs and improving the power density of on-board chargers in electric vehicles (EVs), However, achieving torque elimination of the commonly used three-phase (3p) motors during the fast-charging process is challenging. In this paper, the general torque cancelation law applied in 3p permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) and induction motors (IMs) is derived to design high power density integrated fast battery chargers. Two novel integrated systems with fast-charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities are proposed based on this law. The main advantages of the proposed systems are: (1) Two filter inductors are constituted by the stator windings while charging, and only one external inductor and several contactors are supplemented to the motor-drive circuit. Therefore, the proposed integrated systems possess high power density;(2) The 3p open-winding (OW) motor is employed, with no need to modify the propulsion system or redesign the interior structure of the motor;(3) Employing an individual controller for each phase of the inner current loop control, the proposed systems realize unity power factors and low current harmonics in the fast-charging and V2G mode. Simulation and experimental results verify the feasibility of the proposed topologies and control strategies.

Constant frequency operation of parallel resonant converter for constant-current constant-voltage battery charger applications

This paper proposes a design and control approach to parallel resonant converter(PRC) based battery chargers.The proposed approach is particularly suitable for the constant-current constant-voltage(CC-CV)charging method, which is the most commonly utilized one.Since the PRC is operated at two different frequencies for each CC and CV charging modes, this approach eliminates the need for complicated control techniques such as the frequency-control and phase-shift-control.The proposed method not only simplifies the design and implementation processes of the converter unit but also simplifies the design of output filter configuration and decreases the number of the required components for the control of the charger.The proposed method is confirmed by two experimental setups.The results show that the designed charger circuit ensured a very stable constant current in CC charging phase, where the charging current is fixed to 1.75 A.Although a voltage increase in CV phase is observed, the charger circuit is able to decrease the charging current to 0.5 A in CV phase, as depicted in battery data-sheet.The efficiency of the charger is figured out to be in the range of 86%-93% in the first setup, while it is found to be in the range of 78%-88% in the second setup,where a high frequency transformer is employed.

Short-term interaction between electric vehicles and microgrid in decentralized vehicle-to-grid control methods

In this paper,a particular standard MicroGrid(MG)is accurately simulated in the presence of the Electric Vehicles(EVs)participating in decentralized primary frequency control service.It examines effect of number of the participating EVs on the short-term dynamic behaviour.The simulation results confirm that frequency deviation will not definitely become zero even though an unlimited number of the EVs participate.The output power of each EV is determined according to the frequency deviation.On the other hand,the output power of each EV affects the value of the frequency deviation,especially in small-scale MGs and MGs with predominant inductance behaviour.Eventually,an equilibrium point is reached after a new EV is added that depends on the characteristics of the MG and the functions executed in the MG central controller during such a service.Additionally,effect of Reflex method,an advanced charging technique for EVs,on the frequency deviation is examined.

EV charging station with cascaded low-pass filtering scheme-based control of unified power quality conditioner

This paper proposes a cascaded low-pass filter(CLPF)scheme for the control of a unified power quality conditioner(UPQC)installed for enhancing the power quality of an electric vehicle(EV)charging station.With the incorporation of UPQC,the EV charging station draws sinusoidal currents at unity power factor and the supply voltage is maintained at the nominal value at the charger input.In the CLPF scheme,theα-βcomponents of the load current are individually processed through a cascade connection of two LPFs to determine the corresponding fundamental orthogonal components.Based on thus determined components,the instantaneous and peak value and phase angle of the fundamental positive sequence component(FPSC)of the load current are computed.Similarly,the corresponding quantities related to the load and supply voltages are also computed with the CLPF scheme.With the computations related to the load current and supply voltage,the unit voltage templates(UVTs),power factor and fundamental active component(FAC)of the load current are calculated.For the control of shunt compensation,reference currents are generated based on the FAC of the load current and UVTs.Alternately,the control of series compensation is employed with the help of UVTs and peak amplitude of the FPSC of the load voltage.The performance of CLPF scheme-based extraction is compared with that of the earlier reported schemes through simulation and experimental studies.The performance comparison reveals a faster dynamic and more accurate steady-state response with the proposed scheme.The performance analysis of the proposed CLPF scheme-based control of a UPQC deployed at the EV charging station for different operating conditions demonstrates station operation with requisite reactive power compensation and mitigation of voltage sag/swell,and prevention of propagation of harmonic and unbalanced currents into the grid.This results in increased reliability of charger operation,energy savings and increased efficiency of the distribution network.

Contemporary Trends in Power Electronics Converters for Charging Solutions of Electric Vehicles

Electrifying the transport sector requires new possibilities for power electronics converters to attain reliable and efficient charging solutions for electric vehicles(EVs).With the continuous development in power electronics converters,the desire to reduce gasoline consumption and to increase the battery capacity for more electric range is achievable for EVs in the near future.The main interface between the power network and EV battery system is a power electronics converter,therefore,there is a considerable need of new power converters with low cost and high reliability for the advance charging mechanism of EVs.The rapid growth in power converter topologies brings substantial opportunities in EV charging process.In view of this fact,this paper investigates the significant aspects,current progress,and challenges associated with several power converters to suggest further improvements in charging systems of EVs.In particular,an extensive analysis of front-end as well as back-end converter configurations is presented.Moreover,the comparative properties of resonant converter topologies along with other DCDC converters are discussed in detail.Additionally,isolated,and non-isolated topologies with soft switching techniques are classified and rigorously analyzed with a view to their respective issues and benefits.It is foreseen that this paper would be a valuable addition and a worthy source of information for researchers exploring the area of power converter topologies for charging solutions of EVs.