Single-phase on-board bidirectional PEV charger for V2G reactive power operation


Kisacikoglu M. C., KESLER M., Tolbert L. M.

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol.6, no.2, pp.767-775, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/tsg.2014.2360685
  • Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.767-775
  • Keywords: Battery charger, plug-in electric vehicle (PEV), reactive power, vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
  • Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2014 IEEE.This paper presents the design and implementation of a single-phase on-board bidirectional plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charger that can provide reactive power support to the utility grid in addition to charging the vehicle battery. The topology consists of two-stages: 1) a full-bridge ac-dc boost converter; and 2) a half-bridge bidirectional dc-dc converter. The charger operates in two quadrants in the active-reactive power (PQ) power plane with five different operation modes (i.e., charging-only, charging-capacitive, charging-inductive, capacitive-only, and inductive-only). This paper also presents a unified controller to follow utility PQ commands in a smart grid environment. The cascaded two-stage system controller receives active and reactive power commands from the grid, and results in line current and battery charging current references while also providing a stable dynamic response. The vehicle's battery is not affected during reactive power operation in any of the operation modes. Testing the unified system controller with a 1.44 kVA experimental charger design demonstrates the successful implementation of reactive power support functionality of PEVs for future smart grid applications.