Abstract

ABSTRACT Growing awareness of greenhouse gas emissions and exhaustion of fossil fuels leads to the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). However, the major limitations with respect to EV technology are the driving range and charging time. Also, the proliferation of EVs overloads the power grid and paves the way of incorporating renewable energy sources and energy storage devices. The use of multiple sources necessitates the deployment of compact, low-cost, and high-power electronic converters. This paper proposes a novel configuration of a Multi-Source Non-Isolated Quasi-Resonant Converter (MSNQRC) to overcome the limitations in the charging infrastructure. Due to the presence of a quasi-resonant network, the proposed MSNQRC with a single switch can achieve high voltage gain even at low-duty cycles, provide continuous current and low voltage stress. In addition, this paper elaborates on the parametric design of the converter along with PV modeling based on load ratings and the reliability research of MSNQRC by analysing component failures. A prototype model of 300W is built to verify the efficacy of the designed converter model. The results thus obtained validate the designed model and prove that the proposed system can be used for off-board battery charging systems.

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