IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jeners/v17y2024i10p2285-d1391238.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Non-Integrated and Integrated On-Board Battery Chargers (iOBCs) for Electric Vehicles (EVs): A Critical Review

Author

Listed:
  • Fatemeh Nasr Esfahani

    (School of Engineering, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK)

  • Ahmed Darwish

    (School of Engineering, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
    School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Digital Technologies, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK)

  • Xiandong Ma

    (School of Engineering, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK)

  • Peter Twigg

    (School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Digital Technologies, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK)

Abstract

The rising Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions stemming from the extensive use of automobiles across the globe represent a critical environmental challenge, contributing significantly to phenomena such as global warming and the deterioration of air quality. To address these challenges, there is a critical need for research and development in electric vehicles (EVs) and their associated charging infrastructure, including off-board and on-board chargers (OBCs). This paper aims to bridge the gaps in existing review literature by offering a comprehensive review of both integrated and non-integrated OBCs for EVs, based on the authors’ knowledge at the time of writing. The paper begins by outlining trends in the EV market, including voltage levels, power ratings, and relevant standards. It then provides a detailed analysis of two-level and multi-level power converter topologies, covering AC-DC power factor correction (PFC) and isolated DC-DC topologies. Subsequently, it discusses single-stage and two-stage non-integrated OBC solutions. Additionally, various categories of integrated OBCs (iOBCs) are explored, accompanied by relevant examples. The paper also includes comparison tables containing technical specifications and key characteristics for reference and analysis.

Suggested Citation

  • Fatemeh Nasr Esfahani & Ahmed Darwish & Xiandong Ma & Peter Twigg, 2024. "Non-Integrated and Integrated On-Board Battery Chargers (iOBCs) for Electric Vehicles (EVs): A Critical Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(10), pages 1-40, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:10:p:2285-:d:1391238
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/10/2285/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/10/2285/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Shahid Jaman & Sajib Chakraborty & Dai-Duong Tran & Thomas Geury & Mohamed El Baghdadi & Omar Hegazy, 2022. "Review on Integrated On-Board Charger-Traction Systems: V2G Topologies, Control Approaches, Standards and Power Density State-of-the-Art for Electric Vehicle," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-38, July.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Youness Hakam & Ahmed Gaga & Mohamed Tabaa & Benachir El hadadi, 2024. "Enhancing Electric Vehicle Charger Performance with Synchronous Boost and Model Predictive Control for Vehicle-to-Grid Integration," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-17, April.
    2. Vitor Monteiro & Jose A. Afonso & Joao L. Afonso, 2023. "Bidirectional Power Converters for EV Battery Chargers," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-4, February.
    3. Olcay Bay & Manh Tuan Tran & Mohamed El Baghdadi & Sajib Chakraborty & Omar Hegazy, 2023. "A Comprehensive Review of GaN-Based Bi-directional On-Board Charger Topologies and Modulation Methods," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-45, April.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:10:p:2285-:d:1391238. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.