Design and Development of Bidirectional Converter-Based Ev Charging Station

Abstract

Electric vehicles are an increasing mode of transportation with sales going up every year globally and prices going down, as we move into the future EV batteries get more and more efficient every day and also increase in capacity with minimal usage of space. Combined with a high potential for using solar power sources through government subsidies, the tendency for using green, eco-friendly technologies is increasing. This project aims to provide a scheme for a futuristic scenario where there are a large number of EV charging stations alongside homes and office buildings and enough solar panels to supply considerable power to highly populated areas and also the future in which all these power interconnections are quite feasible. By using various power converters, algorithms and control techniques and also taking into consideration the different sources, and loads which can be used as sources too, depending upon the need of the hour an optimal solution to the power demand is realized. Hence this work deals with charging and discharging of an EV from both Solar panel and power grid using bidirectional converters and various controlling patterns. © 2024 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.