Title:A Comprehensive Assessment of Various Converter Topologies for Electric Vehicle and Grid Integration
Volume: 18
Author(s): Yogendra Kumar Sharma, Mohd. Suhaib Kidwai, Mohammed Aslam Husain*, Akhtar Saleem Ansari, Navneet Kumar and Farhad Ilahi Bakhsh
Affiliation:
- Department of Electrical Engineering REC, Ambedkar Nagar, India
Keywords:
Grid Integration, electric vehicle, power electronic converters, V2G, G2V, fast charging.
Abstract: The emergence of Vehicle-to-Grid technology presents an encouraging frontier, enabling
electric vehicles (EVs) to work as energy resources for various resident appliances, thereby
playing crucial roles in peak load management, power stability, and balancing the load. Vehicleto-
grid hinges on both directions of power flow between the Electric Vehicle batteries and AC
grid, facilitated by converters having bidirectional electronics power. This study undertakes a
comprehensive investigation of various power factor correction (PFC) devices and various converter
(DC to DC) topologies tailored for Vehicle to Grid or Grid to Vehicle operations. A detailed
comparison of THD, efficiency, and power level of various topologies has been presented in
this paper. The observations based on the comparative analysis have also been given. Additionally,
through a detailed analysis, considering factors such as efficiency and THD, this study aims to
guide the selection of suitable bidirectional chargers, thus serving as a valuable resource for decision-
makers in the Electric Vehicle domain.
