Analysis and Appropriate Choice of Power Converters for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Consistent growth of emission free electric vehicles (EV) in the transportation sector directs the environment more towards the cleaner and greener society. The existence and successive development in the phenomena of EV relies equally on the development of charging infrastructure. This proposed research integrates the operative differences of various converter configurations suitable for EV charging under diverse working conditions. Analysis and the assessment of these power converters are portrayed with respect to the power output, active and passive components and other reliable factors respectively.In addition, evaluations of the converters are presented with their topological design and supporting architecture for EV charging stations. Multidevice interleaved bidirectional converter is observed as the most appropriate interfacing converter for the EVs on account of its low output voltage and current ripples. This article explicitly addresses the characteristics and categories of power converter for EVs powertrain and the ideas are validated through the real time PSACAD/EMTDC simulation tool.