Soft-Switching Power Electronics Technology for Electric Vehicles: A Technology Review

• Published in: IEEE journal of emerging and selected topics in industrial electronics (Print) Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 80 - 90
• Main Authors: Pahlevani, Majid, Jain, Praveen K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.07.2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: AC–DC converters; Batteries; Converters; dc–dc converters; digital control; Electric vehicles; high-frequency converters; PI control; Power electronics; Reactive power; soft-switching; Voltage control; Zero voltage switching; zero-voltage switching (ZVS)

Power electronic converters for electric vehicles (EVs) have been the subject of great interest over the last several decades. This article presents a thorough review of different EV power electronic converters on which the authors have worked for more than one decade. The readers will find this rev...