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Bidirectional wide range and high voltage gain buck‐boost DC‐DC converter for EV chargers empowering V2G‐G2V applications

Zahra Gholami Orcid Logo, Rahim Ildarabadi Orcid Logo, Hamed Heydari‐Doostabad, Mohammad Monfared Orcid Logo, Terence O'Donnell

IET Power Electronics, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 230 - 250

Swansea University Author: Mohammad Monfared Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1049/pel2.12630

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This paper proposes a new wide range bidirectional buck-boost dc-dc converter with improved voltage gain in either forward (discharging) or backward (charging) direction for electric vehicle (EV) applications. The converter has high-voltage gain ratio with no theoretical limits in the output voltage...

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Published in: IET Power Electronics
ISSN: 1755-4535 1755-4543
Published: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 2024
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65571
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Abstract: This paper proposes a new wide range bidirectional buck-boost dc-dc converter with improved voltage gain in either forward (discharging) or backward (charging) direction for electric vehicle (EV) applications. The converter has high-voltage gain ratio with no theoretical limits in the output voltage in both directions, and presents a good balance between the component count, number of conducting components, semiconductor device ratings, having direct connection between input and output terminals, and efficiency which makes it a practical solution for the EV charger levels 1, 2, and 3 power converter unit. The operating principle, steady-state characteristics including the current and voltage stress of the switches, and comparison with other state of the art dc-dc bidirectional converters are explained in detail. In order to validate the theoretical analysis, a 500 W, 200 V or 40 V to 180 V laboratory prototype is implemented. The obtained results confirm the applicability of this structure and demonstrate a peak efficiency of 97.2% in the forward and 97.6% in the backward direction modes of operation.
Keywords: battery chargers; dc-dc power convertors; electric vehicle charging; power electronics
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: This work has been supported by Science Foundation Ireland under grant number SFI/21/SPP/3756.
Issue: 2
Start Page: 230
End Page: 250