A Three-Phase High Frequency Semi-Controlled Battery Charging Power Converter for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Mahmoud M. Amin and Osama A. Mohammed†

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Eng., Florida International University, Florida, United States

Abstract

 This paper presents a novel analysis, design, and implementation of a battery charging three-phase high frequency semicontrolled power converter feasible for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The main advantages of the proposed topology include high efficiency; due to lower power losses and reduced number of switching elements, high output power density realization, and reduced passive component ratings proportionally to the frequency. Additional advantages also include grid economic utilization by insuring unity power factor operation under different possible conditions and robustness since short-circuit through a leg is not possible. A high but acceptable total harmonic distortion of the generator currents is introduced in the proposed topology which can be viewed as a minor disadvantage when compared to traditional boost rectifiers. A hysteresis control algorithm is proposed to achieve lower current harmonic distortion for the rectifier operation. The rectifier topology concept, the principle of operation, and control scheme are presented. Additionally, a dc-dc converter is also employed in the rectifier-battery connection. Test results on 50-kHz power converter system are presented and discussed to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed topology for PHEV
application.
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A Three-Phase High Frequency Semi-Controlled Battery Charging Power Converter for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles

A Three-Phase High Frequency Semi-Controlled
Battery Charging Power Converter for Plug-In
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Mahmoud M. Amin and Osama A. Mohammed†
† Dept. of Electrical and Computer Eng., Florida International University, Florida, United States
Abstract
This paper presents a novel analysis, design, and implementation of a battery charging three-phase high frequency semicontrolled
power converter feasible for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The main advantages of the proposed topology include
high efficiency; due to lower power losses and reduced number of switching elements, high output power density realization, and
reduced passive component ratings proportionally to the frequency. Additional advantages also include grid economic utilization
by insuring unity power factor operation under different possible conditions and robustness since short-circuit through a leg is not
possible. A high but acceptable total harmonic distortion of the generator currents is introduced in the proposed topology which
can be viewed as a minor disadvantage when compared to traditional boost rectifiers. A hysteresis control algorithm is proposed
to achieve lower current harmonic distortion for the rectifier operation. The rectifier topology concept, the principle of operation,
and control scheme are presented. Additionally, a dc-dc converter is also employed in the rectifier-battery connection. Test results
on 50-kHz power converter system are presented and discussed to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed topology for PHEV
applications.
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