Investigation on PV fed hybrid electric vehicles with various power electronic circuits

This paper presents the detailed investigation on PV fed hybrid electric vehicles with energy storage system. Significant growth of sustainable energy system leads to development of transportation sector with clean energy sources for better environment condition. Recent configuration in hybrid vehicle system along with merits and demerits are discussed in the paper. Further, battery management system and various power converter topologies for electric vehicle system is presented for enhancing the performance and reliability of the vehicles. Various operating modes are identified with various electrical parameters and presented for efficient power conversion.