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Nonconventional on-board charger for electric vehicle propulsion batteries

2001; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 50; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/25.917904

1939-9359

Luca Solero,

Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies

Electric vehicles (EVs) are needed in densely populated urban areas to reduce air pollution. Battery chargers are needed to supply DC voltage to charge the high-energy battery parks used in EVs. This paper deals with an on-board battery charger arrangement that is fully based on the use of the power components of the EV motor drive. Desired features for EV battery chargers such as minimum volume, low cost, high efficiency, and high reliability are fully matched by means of the proposed solution. The proposed on-board charger arrangement has been installed on an electric scooter prototype being developed for the Far East markets. Design analysis and experimental results of the on-board charger prototype are presented.