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An Off-Board Multi-Functional Electric Vehicle Charging Station for Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation

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  • Vitor Monteiro

    (Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho;Campus de Azurem, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal)

  • Pedro Lima

    (Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho;Campus de Azurem, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal)

  • Tiago J. C. Sousa

    (Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho;Campus de Azurem, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal)

  • Julio S. Martins

    (Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho;Campus de Azurem, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal)

  • Joao L. Afonso

    (Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho;Campus de Azurem, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal)

Abstract

This paper presents the analysis and experimental validation of a single-phase off-board multi-functional electric vehicle (EV) charging station (MF-EVCS), which has a single ac interface and two dc interfaces. As innovative aspects, the proposed MF-EVCS handles the interface of the ac power grid, the dc interface of a renewable energy source (RES), as well as the dc interface of an EV to perform dc charging or discharging of the batteries (in off-board grid-to-vehicle (G2V) or vehicle-to-grid (V2G) modes). Considering the power grid, the individual operation modes of the RES and the EV interfaces can be considered. Moreover, a combination of these modes is also possible. Besides, the MF-EVCS has as key innovative aspect the possibility of operating as an active power filter (APF), supporting the operation with reactive power and/or selected current harmonics. This possibility can be associated with any of the previous mentioned modes. These new features are framed in two distinct scenarios: in a smart home, where the ac-side current can be determined as a function of the other electrical appliances; in a smart grid, where the ac-side current can be determined as a requisite of the power grid. The proposed power theory, as well as the current control strategies for both ac-side and dc-side of the MF-EVCS, are presented in the paper for all the possible operation scenarios. A laboratory prototype was developed to validate the proposed MF-EVCS and the experimental results confirm its suitability for smart homes.

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  • Vitor Monteiro & Pedro Lima & Tiago J. C. Sousa & Julio S. Martins & Joao L. Afonso, 2020. "An Off-Board Multi-Functional Electric Vehicle Charging Station for Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-23, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:8:p:1864-:d:344267
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    1. Vitor Monteiro & Jose A. Afonso & Joao C. Ferreira & Joao L. Afonso, 2018. "Vehicle Electrification: New Challenges and Opportunities for Smart Grids," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-20, December.
    2. Rafael S. Leite & João L. Afonso & Vítor Monteiro, 2018. "A Novel Multilevel Bidirectional Topology for On-Board EV Battery Chargers in Smart Grids," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-21, December.
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