A Review on Electric Vehicles Battery Chargers and AC/DC Converters for Fast Charging Stations
Sandy Atanalian, Kamal Al‐Haddad, Rawad Zgheib, Hadi Y. Kanaan
Abstract
This paper illustrates a review on Electric Vehicles battery chargers that could be compared and classified according to several categories. The study focuses on the fast charging stations, that are off-board chargers, and more specifically on bidirectional AC/DC converters that constitute an integral part of the fast charging station. AC/DC converters interface with the grid and the DC/DC converters, and they must satisfy the grid requirements and specifications. Moreover, this paper points up the problems associated with conventional two-levels AC/DC converters and highlights the importance of using multilevel converters instead.
Topics & Concepts
ConvertersBattery (electricity)Electrical engineeringGridElectric vehicleComputer scienceElectric-vehicle batteryEngineeringElectronic engineeringAutomotive engineeringVoltagePower (physics)PhysicsMathematicsGeometryQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Battery Technologies ResearchAdvanced DC-DC ConvertersMultilevel Inverters and Converters