Transformerless partial power converter topology for electric vehicle fast charge
Daniel Pesantez (Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María)
H. Renaudineau (Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María)
S. Rivera (TU Delft - DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción)
Alejandro Peralta (Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María)
Abraham Alcaide (University of Seville)
S. Kouro (University of Seville, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María)
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Abstract
Increasing the power rating of electric vehicles (EV) fast charging stations to reduce charging times is considered critical to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles. Besides increasing the power, other drivers pushing the development of EV fast chargers include the improvement of efficiency and reliability. Partial power converters (PPC) have emerged as an interesting option for some of the power converter stages in fast charging stations due to their potential to increase efficiency and power rating. However, some PPCs operate as switched autotransformers by using high frequency (HF) isolation transformers but without providing galvanic isolation. This is a drawback due to cost, size and losses introduced by the transformer. This paper presents a transformerless DC–DC Type I step-up PPC for a DC–DC regulation converter for EV fast charging stations. The proposed converter replaces the transformer commonly used in Type I PPC by an impedance network, resulting in a more efficient, cheaper, and less complex converter option. This concept is verified through simulations and experimentally validated with a laboratory prototype.
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