An Integrated Multifunctional Bidirectional AC/DC and DC/DC Converter for Electric Vehicles Applications

This paper presents an on-board vehicular battery charger that integrates bidirectional AC/DC converter and DC/DC converter to achieve high power density for application in electric vehicles (EVs). The integrated charger is able to transfer electrical energy between the battery pack and the electric...

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Main Authors: Liwen Pan, Chengning Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/7/493
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spelling doaj-4c8359d29bd84e3299ce5ee3cafa22b22020-11-24T22:27:33ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732016-06-019749310.3390/en9070493en9070493An Integrated Multifunctional Bidirectional AC/DC and DC/DC Converter for Electric Vehicles ApplicationsLiwen Pan0Chengning Zhang1National Engineering Laboratory for Electric Vehicles, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaNational Engineering Laboratory for Electric Vehicles, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaThis paper presents an on-board vehicular battery charger that integrates bidirectional AC/DC converter and DC/DC converter to achieve high power density for application in electric vehicles (EVs). The integrated charger is able to transfer electrical energy between the battery pack and the electric traction system and to function as an AC/DC battery charger. The integrated charger topology is presented and the design of passive components is discussed. The control schemes are developed for motor drive system and battery-charging system with a power pulsation reduction circuit. Simulation results in MATLAB/Simulink and experiments on a 30-kW motor drive and 3.3-kW AC/DC charging prototype validate the performance of the proposed technology. In addition, power losses, efficiency comparison and thermal stress for the integrated charger are illustrated. The results of the analyses show the validity of the advanced integrated charger for electric vehicles.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/7/493electric vehicleintegrated bidirectional chargerAC/DC converterDC/DC converter
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author Liwen Pan
Chengning Zhang
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Chengning Zhang
An Integrated Multifunctional Bidirectional AC/DC and DC/DC Converter for Electric Vehicles Applications
Energies
electric vehicle
integrated bidirectional charger
AC/DC converter
DC/DC converter
author_facet Liwen Pan
Chengning Zhang
author_sort Liwen Pan
title An Integrated Multifunctional Bidirectional AC/DC and DC/DC Converter for Electric Vehicles Applications
title_short An Integrated Multifunctional Bidirectional AC/DC and DC/DC Converter for Electric Vehicles Applications
title_full An Integrated Multifunctional Bidirectional AC/DC and DC/DC Converter for Electric Vehicles Applications
title_fullStr An Integrated Multifunctional Bidirectional AC/DC and DC/DC Converter for Electric Vehicles Applications
title_full_unstemmed An Integrated Multifunctional Bidirectional AC/DC and DC/DC Converter for Electric Vehicles Applications
title_sort integrated multifunctional bidirectional ac/dc and dc/dc converter for electric vehicles applications
publisher MDPI AG
series Energies
issn 1996-1073
publishDate 2016-06-01
description This paper presents an on-board vehicular battery charger that integrates bidirectional AC/DC converter and DC/DC converter to achieve high power density for application in electric vehicles (EVs). The integrated charger is able to transfer electrical energy between the battery pack and the electric traction system and to function as an AC/DC battery charger. The integrated charger topology is presented and the design of passive components is discussed. The control schemes are developed for motor drive system and battery-charging system with a power pulsation reduction circuit. Simulation results in MATLAB/Simulink and experiments on a 30-kW motor drive and 3.3-kW AC/DC charging prototype validate the performance of the proposed technology. In addition, power losses, efficiency comparison and thermal stress for the integrated charger are illustrated. The results of the analyses show the validity of the advanced integrated charger for electric vehicles.
topic electric vehicle
integrated bidirectional charger
AC/DC converter
DC/DC converter
url http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/7/493
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