TY - JOUR
T1 - A unified multi-functional on-board EV charger for power-quality control in household networks
AU - Taghizadeh, Seyedfoad
AU - Hossain, M. J.
AU - Lu, Junwei
AU - Water, Wayne
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - This paper presents a feasible and reliable unified control system for a single-phase 4.5 kVA on-board multifunctional electric-vehicle (EV) charger that is connected to a low-voltage household network. Based on the proposed control system, the EV charger can operate as both a single-phase four-quadrant static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) and an active power filter (APF). The proposed EV charger can simultaneously perform four functions: charging/discharging the electric-vehicle's (EV's) battery; reactive power compensation; voltage regulation; and, harmonic reduction, which are important concerns of the existing power grid. Accordingly, it can enhance the building s voltage profile, power quality, and reliability, which makes the proposed method a complete solution for low-voltage household networks. The stress on the EV battery is also reduced, which can enhance its lifetime. A stability analysis of the proposed unified control system is provided in this paper. The simulation results, with two loads, static and dynamic, confirm the efficacy and reliability of the proposed system. The performance of the designed unified control system is also validated by experimental results.
AB - This paper presents a feasible and reliable unified control system for a single-phase 4.5 kVA on-board multifunctional electric-vehicle (EV) charger that is connected to a low-voltage household network. Based on the proposed control system, the EV charger can operate as both a single-phase four-quadrant static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) and an active power filter (APF). The proposed EV charger can simultaneously perform four functions: charging/discharging the electric-vehicle's (EV's) battery; reactive power compensation; voltage regulation; and, harmonic reduction, which are important concerns of the existing power grid. Accordingly, it can enhance the building s voltage profile, power quality, and reliability, which makes the proposed method a complete solution for low-voltage household networks. The stress on the EV battery is also reduced, which can enhance its lifetime. A stability analysis of the proposed unified control system is provided in this paper. The simulation results, with two loads, static and dynamic, confirm the efficacy and reliability of the proposed system. The performance of the designed unified control system is also validated by experimental results.
KW - Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
KW - Grid-to-vehicle (G2V)
KW - Four-quadrant STATCOM
KW - Active power filter (APF)
KW - Power quality
KW - Low-voltage household networks
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041387844&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.02.006
DO - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.02.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041387844
VL - 215
SP - 186
EP - 201
JO - Applied Energy
JF - Applied Energy
SN - 0306-2619
ER -