Pseudo-Partial-Power Converter without High Frequency Transformer for Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Rivera ◽  
Daniel Pesantez ◽  
Samir Kouro ◽  
Peter W. Lehn
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
High Frequency Transformer ◽  
Fast Charging ◽  
Charging Stations

scholarly journals Partial Power Processing Based Converter for Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 260
Author(s):  
Jon Anzola ◽  
Iosu Aizpuru ◽  
Asier Arruti
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Power Converters ◽  
Power Ratio ◽  
Charging Station ◽  
Fast Charging ◽  
Full Power ◽  
Processing Architectures ◽  
Charging Stations ◽  
Fast Charging Station ◽  
Partial Power Processing

This paper focuses on the design of a charging unit for an electric vehicle fast charging station. With this purpose, in first place, different solutions that exist for fast charging stations are described through a brief introduction. Then, partial power processing architectures are introduced and proposed as attractive strategies to improve the performance of this type of applications. Furthermore, through a series of simulations, it is observed that partial power processing based converters obtain reduced processed power ratio and efficiency results compared to conventional full power converters. So, with the aim of verifying the conclusions obtained through the simulations, two downscaled prototypes are assembled and tested. Finally, it is concluded that, in case galvanic isolation is not required for the charging unit converter, partial power converters are smaller and more efficient alternatives than conventional full power converters.

Self-controlling resource management model for electric vehicle fast charging stations with priority service

Energy ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 122276
Author(s):  
Emre Anıl Kakillioglu ◽  
Melike Yıldız Aktaş ◽  
Nilgun Fescioglu-Unver
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Priority Service ◽  
Fast Charging ◽  
Charging Stations

scholarly journals Evaluation of Fast Charging Efficiency under Extreme Temperatures

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Germana Trentadue ◽  
Alexandre Lucas ◽  
Marcos Otura ◽  
Konstantinos Pliakostathis ◽  
Marco Zanni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Extreme Temperatures ◽  
Charging Infrastructure ◽  
Charging System ◽  
Fast Charging ◽  
Electric Vehicle Adoption ◽  
Charging Stations

Multi-type fast charging stations are being deployed over Europe as electric vehicle adoption becomes more popular. The growth of an electrical charging infrastructure in different countries poses different challenges related to its installation. One of these challenges is related to weather conditions that are extremely heterogeneous due to different latitudes, in which fast charging stations are located and whose impact on the charging performance is often neglected or unknown. The present study focused on the evaluation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging process with fast charging devices (up to 50 kW) at ambient (25 °C) and at extreme temperatures (−25 °C, −15 °C, +40 °C). A sample of seven fast chargers and two electric vehicles (CCS (combined charging system) and CHAdeMO (CHArge de Move)) available on the commercial market was considered in the study. Three phase voltages and currents at the wall socket, where the charger was connected, as well as voltage and current at the plug connection between the charger and vehicle have been recorded. According to SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) J2894/1, the power conversion efficiency during the charging process has been calculated as the ratio between the instantaneous DC power delivered to the vehicle and the instantaneous AC power supplied from the grid in order to test the performance of the charger. The inverse of the efficiency of the charging process, i.e., a kind of energy return ratio (ERR), has been calculated as the ratio between the AC energy supplied by the grid to the electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and the energy delivered to the vehicle’s battery. The evaluation has shown a varied scenario, confirming the efficiency values declared by the manufacturers at ambient temperature and reporting lower energy efficiencies at extreme temperatures, due to lower requested and, thus, delivered power levels. The lowest and highest power conversion efficiencies of 39% and 93% were observed at −25 °C and ambient temperature (+25 °C), respectively.

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