Second Harmonic Current Suppression and Dynamic Response Improvement for V2G System

Electric vehicles interconnect and interact with the grid bidirectionally through a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) system. In V2G, the output power on the ac side pulsates at twice the grid frequency 2
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, which leads to the presence of a second harmonic current (SHC) on the dc side and reduces the reliability of the system. A bandstop filter with a center frequency of 2
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is introduced in the voltage sampling loop to suppress the SHC. A digital implementation of the BSF is proposed to apply at arbitrary frequencies, which avoids the cost increase and provides high simplicity and flexibility. An adaptive PI control method is further proposed to improve the dynamic performance, which adjusts the PI parameters in real-time according to the inductor current. A 3.5 kW V2G experimental prototype is built and tested to verify the feasibility and stability of the proposed strategies. The prototype offers an excellent dynamic and steady-state response in stand-alone and grid-tie modes.