Open AccessMODELING AND SIMULATION OF A BATTERY CHARGING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES USING Z-SOURCE CONVERTER
Author(s) -
Aayush Bafna,
Arjun Murali,
C Kamath,
K Jatin Bhat,
S. Divya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of engineering applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-2143
DOI - 10.33564/ijeast.2020.v05i04.054
Subject(s) - battery (electricity) , electrical engineering , automotive engineering , computer science , engineering , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
Z source is a versatile switched mode power converter that can handle conversions between alternating and direct current with desired, controlled values. It is an improvement on traditional switched mode converters which gives a good protection against in-rush and ripple currents. In a world with increasing demand for more efficient and fail proof power electronics devices and rise in popularity of electric vehicles, Z source converter provides a good alternative to charge vehicle batteries quickly and efficiently. This paper presents a method of implementing Z-Source Converter (ZSC) to charge the vehicle battery from the grid using AC-DC power conversion with constant current (CC) and constant voltage (CV) charging modes. Theoretical design for charging modes between threshold values is done and the circuit with waveforms is simulated and verified. Keywords—Z-Source converter, CC-CV charging, Electric Vehicles(EV), MATLAB Simulink.