Advanced Configurations and Control Methods for On-Board and Off-Board Electric Vehicle Chargers

A special issue of World Electric Vehicle Journal (ISSN 2032-6653).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 547

Special Issue Editor

SmartD Technologies, Montreal, QC H3J 1S9, Canada
Interests: High-performance, high-power-density electronic power converters based on wide band gap (WBG) devices, as well as the topology, modeling, control and modulation of power electronic converters, hybrid multilevel inverters, and applications of power electronics in renewable energy conversion, transportation electrification, power grids, and variable-speed motor drives.

Special Issue Information

Dear colleagues,

An increase in the performance of electric vehicles (EVs) necessitates the use of highly efficient and high-power-density on-board and off-board EV chargers controlled by enhanced modulation and control techniques. The employment of new configurations of power electronic converters (PECs) as well as the use of very high frequency wide bandgap (WBG) based PECs can reduce the value and size of employed passive components in off-board and on-board EV chargers. The emergence of WBG devices, such as gallium–nitride (GaN) and silicone–carbide (SiC) power switches results in a high switching frequency and low conduction and switching loss. These specifications increase the efficiency, power density, and control response, and reduce the filter size of off-board and on-board EV chargers. However, employing very high switching frequency in WBG-based PECs leads to extra electromagnetic interference (EMI) and higher common mode (CM) current and voltage. Hence, new control and modulation methods are required to reduce EMI and CM current and voltage.

This Special Issue aims to present a collection of studies detailing the latest research on the state-of-the-art configurations, modulation techniques, and control methods of off-board and on-board EV chargers. Prospective authors are invited to submit original contributions or survey papers in, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • New configurations of WBG-based off-board and on-board EV chargers;
  • Multi-level converter based off-board and on-board EV chargers;
  • Multi-port on-board EV chargers;
  • High-power-density off-board and on-board EV chargers;
  • Fault tolerant configurations of off-board and on-board EV chargers;
  • The reliability of off-board and on-board EV chargers;
  • Advanced modulation and control methods for off-board and on-board EV chargers.

We look forward to your submission.

Dr. Mostafa Abarzadeh
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • advanced control methods
  • EMI reduction
  • EV charger
  • high power density converters
  • modulation methods
  • multi-level converters
  • WBG-based power electronic converters

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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