Common DC-Link Capacitor Lifetime Extension in Modular DC/DC Converters for Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers via Variable-Angle Interleaved Operation

The global shift toward the electrified transportation as a means of achieving decarbonized economy has led to an increase in the demand of electric vehicles. In order to enhance the transition, there is a need to develop fast and ultrafast charging substations. Hence, power converters play an inher...

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Published inIEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982) Vol. 70; no. 11; pp. 10765 - 10774
Main Authors Alcaide, Abraham Marquez, Guenter, Sandro, Leon, Jose I., Buticchi, Giampaolo, Kouro, Samir, Franquelo, Leopoldo Garcia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.11.2023
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Capacitor lifetime
Capacitors
Charging
Critical components
Direct current
Electric converters
Electric vehicles
Frequency conversion
Harmonic analysis
Maintenance management
Multichip modules
Optimization
Power converters
Power harmonic filters
Pulse width modulation
Substations
Voltage
Voltage converters (DC to DC)
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Summary:The global shift toward the electrified transportation as a means of achieving decarbonized economy has led to an increase in the demand of electric vehicles. In order to enhance the transition, there is a need to develop fast and ultrafast charging substations. Hence, power converters play an inherently vital role in the mass adoption of electric vehicles. However, the reliability and active maintenance scheduling of these converters are becoming prominent issues for manufacturers and operators. As a result, optimization of the operation of an interleaved dc/dc converter present in the charging poles plays a significant role. This article proposes an alternative modulation technique for interleaved dc/dc power converters of fast chargers aiming to improve the harmonic performance of the common dc-link capacitor current. This technique leads to an extension of lifetime of the capacitor, which is one of the most critical component of the power system. Experimental results are shown in order to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
ISSN:0278-0046
1557-9948
DOI:10.1109/TIE.2022.3231251