12-pulse Rectifier with DC-Side Buck Converter for Electric Vehicle Fast Charging
Dun Lan (Student TU Delft)
Y. Wu (TU Delft - DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)
Thiago Batista Soeiro (European Space Agency (ESA))
P. Granello (Sapienza University of Rome)
Z. Qin (TU Delft - DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)
P Bauer (TU Delft - DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)
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Abstract
This paper presents the study of a 100kW electric vehicle (EV) fast charger based on a 12-pulse rectifier cascaded with two buck-type DC-DC converters. The proposed circuit operates with a triangular current shaping method which considerably improves the current harmonics performance of the system. The studied circuit is particularly suited for high power battery charging, being relatively simple to operate, requiring a low active semiconductor count (only two active switches), and because it employs circuit technologies well-established in the high power market. Above all, this EV fast charger meets the requirements of isolation, high efficiency, high output voltage and good power quality (low THD and unity power factor). This paper describes in detail the analytical modeling of the studied circuit, including the current harmonic input filter design which meets the grid standard requirement, and the loss modeling of the semiconductors and passive elements. The modeling and simulation results of the proposed 100 kW system are presented and analyzed.