Title :
Review of multiple input DC-DC converters for electric and hybrid vehicles
Author :
Yalamanchili, Krishna P. ; Ferdowsi, Mehdi
Author_Institution :
Power Electron. & Motor Drives Lab., Missouri-Rolla Univ., Rolla, MO, USA
Abstract :
Batteries, ultra capacitors, fuel cells, and solar arrays are widely used in electric and hybrid vehicles (EVs/HVs) as an electric power source or an energy storage unit. In the structure of the electric power system of modern EVs/HVs, more than one of these units may be employed to improve the performance and efficiency; hence utilization of a multi-input DC-DC converter is inevitable to obtain a regulated bus DC voltage. In this paper, a review of multiple input DC-DC power electronic converters (MI-PEC) devoted to combine the power flow from several on-board energy sources of an EV/HV is presented. Several multi-input DC-DC converters based on various topologies are studied and analyzed. The operating modes of each topology is presented and compared with other topologies.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; energy storage; hybrid electric vehicles; load flow; voltage control; battery; bus DC voltage regulation; electric power source; electric power system; electric vehicle; energy storage unit; fuel cell; hybrid vehicle; multiple input DC-DC converter; power flow; solar array; ultra capacitor; Battery powered vehicles; Capacitors; Circuit topology; DC-DC power converters; Energy storage; Fuel cell vehicles; Fuel cells; Hybrid electric vehicles; Solar powered vehicles; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Power and Propulsion, 2005 IEEE Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9280-9
DOI :
10.1109/VPPC.2005.1554613
