Series Resonant Converter for DC fast-charging electric vehicles with wide output voltage range

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assil Bouach ◽  
Sebastien Mariethoz ◽  
Timothe Delaforge
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Series Resonant ◽  
Fast Charging

scholarly journals A Novel Dual Integrated LLC Resonant Converter Using Various Switching Patterns for a Wide Output Voltage Range Battery Charger

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 759
Author(s):  
Bong-Yeon Choi ◽  
Soon-Ryung Lee ◽  
Jin-Wook Kang ◽  
Won-Sang Jeong ◽  
Chung-Yuen Won
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Battery Charger ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Switching Pattern ◽  
Operating Frequency Range ◽  
Switching Patterns ◽  
Llc Resonant Converter

This paper proposes a novel dual integrated LLC resonant converter (DI-LRC) with a wide output voltage range using various switching patterns. The primary side of the proposed DI-LLC converter consists of two resonant tanks and six switches, while the secondary side consists of a six-pulse diode rectifier. Depending on the switching pattern of the primary switch, the DI-LRC converter is performed by single full-bridge operation with a voltage gain of 1, series-connected full-bridge operation with a voltage gain of 0.5, series-connected half bridge operation with a voltage gain of 0.25, and parallel-connected full-bridge operation with a voltage gain of 2. Accordingly, the proposed DI-LRC converter has four voltage gain curves with different variations and achieves a wider output voltage range than the conventional single voltage gain curve in a given operating frequency range. In this paper, the equivalent circuits derived for each switching pattern are proposed to analyze the operating characteristics of the proposed converter according to each switching pattern, and each Q factor and voltage gain are calculated based on the analyzed equivalent circuit. The performance of the proposed converter and switching pattern is verified using the simulation and experimental results of the prototype battery charger, which is designed to be 4-kW class.

scholarly journals Bidirectional Resonant Converter for DC Microgrid Applications

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1664
Author(s):  
Bor-Ren Lin
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Resonant Circuit ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Battery Charger ◽  
Dc Microgrid ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Zero Voltage Switching ◽  
Active Devices ◽  
Power Operation

A bidirectional resonant converter is presented and verified in this paper for an electric vehicle battery charger/discharger system. The presented circuit can achieve forward and backward power operation, low switching losses on active devices, and wide output voltage operation. The circuit structure of the presented converter includes two resonant circuits on the primary and secondary sides of an isolated transformer. The frequency modulation approach is adopted to control the studied circuit. Owing to the resonant circuit characteristic, active devices for both forward (battery charge) and backward (battery discharge) power operation can be turned on at zero voltage switching. In order to implement a universal battery charger for different kinds of electric vehicle applications, the DC converter is demanded to have a wide output voltage range capability. The topology morphing between a full bridge resonant circuit and half bridge resonant circuit is selected to obtain high- and low-output voltage range operations so that the 200–500 V output voltage range is realized in the presented resonant converter. Compared to the conventional bidirectional converters, the proposed can be operated under a wide voltage range operation. In the end, a 1 kW laboratory prototype circuit is built, and experiments are provided to demonstrate the validity and performance of the presented bidirectional resonant converter.

scholarly journals Resonant Converter with Soft Switching and Wide Voltage Operation

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 3479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bor-Ren Lin
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Pulse Width Modulation ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Resonant Converters ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Switching Loss ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Power Diodes ◽  
Switching Losses ◽  
In Series

A new DC/DC resonant converter with wide output voltage range operation is presented and studied to have the benefits of low switching losses on active devices and low voltage stresses on power diodes. To overcome serious reverse recovery losses of power diodes on a conventional full-bridge pulse-width modulation converter, the resonant converter is adopted to reduce the switching loss and increase the circuit efficiency. To extend the output voltage range in conventional half-bridge or full-bridge resonant converters, the secondary sides of two diode rectifiers are connected in series to have wide output voltage operation. The proposed converter can be either operated at one-resonant-converter mode for low voltage range or two-resonant-converter mode for high voltage range. Thus, the voltage rating of power diodes is decreased. Experiments with the design example are given to show the circuit performance and validate the theoretical discussion and analysis.

A Series Regeneration Converter Technique for Voltage Balancing of Energy Storage Devices

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 475 ◽  
Author(s):  
A K M Ahasan Habib ◽  
S. M. A. Motakabber ◽  
Muhammad I. Ibrahimy
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Battery Life ◽  
Battery Management System ◽  
Battery Management ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Voltage Level ◽  
Voltage Balancing ◽  
Series Resonant ◽  
The Individual

<p><em>A single series resonant converter has been designed to balance the voltage level of a storage battery for electric vehicles. The proposed design has been simulated and verified by using two 100F supercapacitors instate of the conventional rechargeable battery. A voltage monitoring circuit detects the voltage condition of the individual capacitor and sends the voltage status to the control circuit for action. A technique has been developed to control a set of switches to transfer the current between the capacitor to balance the voltage level. The MATLAB simulated result shows the balancing circuit decreases the voltage difference between the two supercapacitors from 200 mV to 0V in 140 seconds, which is less than the existing methods. This fast voltage balancing technique can be used in the battery management system or electric vehicles for long lasting the battery life.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em>: Voltage balancing; electric vehicles; supercapacitor; battery; series resonant converter</em>

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