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Запропоновано нову структуру зарядног станци для електромобглгв, що розроблена на 6asi трифазного трансформатора та трирiвневого активного чотириквадрант-ного випрямляча з корекцгею коефгцгента потужностг. Описано параметри запропонованог структури зарядног станци, представлено параметри схеми замщення аку-муляторного вгдсгку електромобгля Tesla model S, яку приведено до однгег еквгвалентног батарег. Описано метод швидкого заряду батарег постгйним струмом i постгйною напругою CC-CV, при якому забезпечуеться бгльша кгль-кгсть циклiв заряду-розряду батарег. Наведено матема-тичнг формули для розрахунку складових втрат потужностг i ККД запропонованог структури зарядног станци на iнтервалi повного заряду батарег.
Представлено систему автоматичного регулювання струму та напруги заряду, яку засновано на широтно-гмпульснш модуляцгг другого роду та гнтегральному регу-ляторг. Представлено штацтну модель запропонованог структури зарядног станци в програмному середовищг Matlab/Simulink, а також приведено результати моделю-вання: осцилограми вхгдних та вихгдних струмгв i напруг, наведено динамгку роботи регулятора струму заряду. Шляхом полгномгальног апроксимацгг енергетичних характеристик IGBT-модулгв для розрахунку статичних та динамгчних втрат в силових ключах активного випрямля-ча було створено модель розраховувача втрат.
Показано, що при збгльшеннг значення струму заряду в режимг СС результуюче гнтегральне значення ККД про-цесу заряду знижуеться, проте у той же час збгльшуеться коефгцгент потужностг та знижуеться емгсгя вищих гар-монгк. Виконано оптимгзацгю втрат потужностг в запро-поновангй системг зарядног станци за параметрами мгнг-муму струму заряду та частоты модуляцгг в Ш1М.
Виконаний аналгз складових енерггг втрат в запро-поновангй структург пгдтвердив гг енергоефективнгсть в поргвняннг з гншими гснуючими структурами. Перевагою запропонованог структури е те, що вона забезпечуе покра-щенг показники ККД, коефгцгенту потужностг та знижен-ня емки вищих гармонгк струму. Отриманг такг показ-ники системи: гнтегральне значення ККД повного процесу заряду електромобгля методом CC-CV95.6 %, коефгцгент потужностг 0.99, коефгцгент гармонгчних спотворень входного струму 2.5 %
Ключовг слова: активний випрямляч, акумуляторна батарея, зарядна станцгя електромобгля, коефгцгент по-тужностг, моделювання
UDC 621.314
|DOI: 10.15587/1729-4061.2020.204068|
IMPROVING ENERGY INDICATORS OF THE CHARGING STATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES BASED ON A THREE-LEVEL ACTIVE RECTIFIER
O. Plakhtii
PhD, Electronic Engineer* Е-mail: [email protected] V. Neru batskyi PhD, Associate Professor** Е-mail: [email protected] A. Mashura Postgraduate Student Department of Industrial and Biomedical Electronics National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» Kyrpychova str., 2, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61002 Е-mail: [email protected] D. Hordiienko Postgraduate Student** Е-mail: [email protected] H. Khoruzhevskyi instructor Engineer* Е-mail: [email protected] *Limited Liability Company «VО ОVЕN» Hvardiytsiv-Shyronivtsiv str., 3A, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61153 **Department of Electric Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport Feierbakha sq., 7, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61050
Received date 14.03.2020 Accepted date 20.05.2020 Published date 23.06.2020
Copyright © 2020, O. Plakhtii, V. Nerubatskyi, A. Mashura, D. Hordiienko, H. Khoruzhevskyi
This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
1. Introduction
Every year, electric cars become more popular compared to cars with internal combustion engines. The development of electric vehicles (EV) and charging stations is given significant attention to by researchers and manufacturers [1, 2]. At the same time, it is a relevant issue to improve the indicators of energy efficiency of charging stations, namely, to improve efficiency parameters, the indicators of sinusoidal current consumption, and a power factor.
According to the international standard IEC-62196, there are the following types of charging stations: Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4. The regulated parameters of charging stations in line with the standard are given in Table 1.
Among these, the most powerful type of charging station that makes it possible to implement the electric vehicle fast-charging mode is Mode 4 [3]. Therefore, our research is aimed at improving the performance indicators of the Mode 4 charging stations.
Parameters of charging stations
Type Phase quantity Charge voltage, V Current type Charge current, A Charging station arrangement Charging station location
Mode 1 1 To 250 To 16 Home
3 To 480
Mode 2 1 To 250 To 32 Home
3 To 400 AC Onboard
1 To 250 To 32
Mode 3 1 To 250 To 70 Private/Public
3 To 480 To 63
Mode 4 3 To 1,000 DC To 500 External Public
In addition, at modernization, one of the requirements for charging stations is the possibility of ensuring a double-sided transfer of energy, which corresponds to the «vehicle-grid (V2G)» concept [4, 5].
2. Literature review and problem statement
Publications [6, 7] described the charging stations for electric vehicles containing two stages of electricity conversion, namely an input AC/DC rectifier and an output DC/DC converter of direct current (Fig. 1).
In a given topology, input rectifiers used to create a link of constant voltage. Next, the DC/DC converter enables the adjustment of voltage and current of each single electric vehicle charge over a predefined range. In some cases, the DC/DC converter is also used to ensure the galvanic isolation of an electric vehicle with the grid [8, 9]. A common disadvantage of the examined systems [10, 11] is the concept of a two-step energy conversion, which predetermines the power losses in two converters and, accordingly, a decrease in the efficiency of the charging station [12, 13]. Each of the reported technical solutions has its drawbacks and cannot be considered a complete solution to the existing technical issue.
Paper [14] proposed a transducer for the electric vehicle charging station, whose disadvantage is the efficiency value, which reaches 91 % at maximum. In addition, the reported transducer requires the electromechanic phase splitting, namely, the nine-phase power system, which makes the system more expensive and increases its dimensions.
Work [15] studied the efficiency of a charging station for electric vehicles on the basis of an inductive power transfer converter (ITP). The topology of a given converter is shown in Fig. 2. According to the cited work, the converter efficiency depends on many factors and, at certain intervals of operation, decreases to 45-50 %, which is quite low. In addition, the cited work lacks data on the integrated efficiency value of a full battery charging process in an electric car.
Paper [16] studied the efficiency of a charging station of electric vehicles based on a converter, which consists of a rectifier and a parallel three-channel buck-boost converter (Fig. 3). The disadvantage of this topology is the lack of
Table 1 galvanic isolation of the power supply with a load. In addition, according to the cited paper, the peak value of the converter efficiency is less than 92 %, which is quite low. In addition, there are no data on the integrated efficiency value of a full battery charging process in an electric car.
Work [17] reports a study of the ITP-type converter, whose difference from the transducer reported in [15] is that instead of a diode bridge the fully manageable power transistors are used.
According to the study, the converter efficiency, when using power transistors based on silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium arsenide (GaN), is in the range from 83 to 98 %. It is worth noting that the SiC- and GaN-based transistors are considerably more expensive than classic MOSFET or IGBT transistors. In addition, the cited work lacks data on the integrated efficiency value of a full battery charging process.
Fig. 1. Circuits of fast-charging stations based on the AC/DC-DC/DC system
Fig. 2. Inductive power transfer converter
Fig. 3. Three-channel buck-boost converter for electric vehicle charging
Paper [18] reports a study into the half-bridge ITP-type converter, shown in Fig. 4. According to the study, the converter efficiency was determined using an experimental sample with a power of 900 W and reached 92 % to 95.6 %, which is a high enough indicator. However, when charging an electric car with a power of 900 W, the charging process can last more than 90 hours; there are no data on the efficiency of a given converter when implementing a greater power.
Table 2 gives the characteristics of external charging stations [19].
Fig. 4. An electric vehicle charging station based on the half-bridge ITP-type converter
Characteristics of external charging stations
Manufacturer and model ABB Terra 53 Tritium Veefil-RT Tesla Super-charger EVTEC espres-so&charge
Rated power, kW 50 50 135 150
Charge standard CCS Type 1 CHAde MO 1.0 CCS Types 1 and 2 CHAde MO 1.0 Supercharger SAE Combo 1 CHAde MO 1.0
Power voltage 480 VAC 380.480 VAC 600.900 VDC 200.480 VAC 400 VAC±10 %
Direct current output voltage, V 200...500 50...500 200.500 50.500 50.410 170.500
Output direct current, A 120 125 330 300
Efficiency, % 93 >92 92 93
to undertake a study aimed at improving the energy efficiency of charging stations for electric vehicles based on an active three-level rectifier with the power factor correction.
3. The aim and objectives of the study
The aim of this study is to improve the energy indicators of an electric vehicle charging station by using a three-level active rectifier that operates under a power factor correction mode.
To accomplish the aim, the following tasks have been set:
- to introduce the proposed topology of a charging station based on a three-phase transformer and a three-level active rectifier with the power factor correction;
- to outline a procedure for determining the integrated efficiency value of a charging process in the represented system of a charging station for electric vehicles, taking into consideration the parameters of a power grid, the transformer, the converter power switches, and the parameters of an electric car's battery pack compartment;
- to build a simulation model of the proposed charging station in the MATLAB/ Simulink programming environment;
- to investigate energy indicators, namely power losses, as well as indicators of electric energy quality in the developed simulation model of a charging station based on a three-level active rectifier.
Table 2
4. The proposed topology of a charging station
We have proposed the concept of an external direct-current charging station based on an active three-phase rectifier (AR) with the power factor correction (Fig. 5). In this case, the active rectifier performs the function of control over the output voltage and charge current, while the galvanic isolation is enabled by an input transformer.
The data in the table show that the efficiency of charging stations does not exceed 93 %.
In addition to the general shortcomings in the examined works, it should be noted that efficiency was estimated in them at the constant value of the charge current while the integrated efficiency value of a charging system over the full interval of charging was not assessed.
Thus, the above review allows us to conclude that it is a relevant task to further improve the energy efficiency of charging stations for electric vehicles. Also of importance is to determine the integrated efficiency value of a full battery charging process in an electric car. Given this, it seems expedient
Fig. 5. A charging station system for electric vehicles with a single-stage energy conversion
The advantages of the proposed charging station with AR include:
- the high power ratio, close to unity;
- the low total harmonic distortion coefficient of current consumption (THD<5 %);
- the higher efficiency relative to the two-stage charging stations of the AC/DC- DC/DC type;
- a capacity to provide bilateral energy transfer.
4. 1. Parameters of the proposed charging station
A power grid's characteristics are determined by the parameters of a three-phase power substation transformer of the TMN4000/35/6 type, whose phase resistance is R0A = 1.4 Ohm [20, 21]. The line 1 parameters are determined by the distance between the traction substation and the converting transformer, which is accepted equal to 1 km. An aluminum three-wire cable, used in line 1, has a phase resistance magnitude of ^4=0.8 Ohm/km, and its cross-section is selected based on current and is 35 mm2.
A converting transformer of the SPZ-1000/ 10UZ 6(10)/0.2 kV series has a nominal power of 0.878 MW and a short-circuit loss of 8 kW [22, 23]. The total equivalent resistance of its phase RTv is 1.73 mOhm. The line 2 parameters are determined by the distance between the converting transformer T1 and the active rectifier, which is taken equal to 50 m. In this case, the cross-section of a copper cable is 350 mm2, the phase resistance magnitude is R2A = 2.5 mOhm. The inductance value of the input valves of the active rectifier is 0.2 mH.
We selected, for the active rectifiers, the switches of the CM600DX-13T type made by Mitsubishi Electric with the parameters of a collector current Ic = 600 A and the voltage of a collector-emitter UCE = 650 V, the capacity of each output capacitor equals 20 mF. The system of the automated control over the current and voltage of the battery is implemented on the basis of an integrated controller with the subsequent PWM formation of an input current shape [24, 25].
In this case, the module voltage is summed up with the voltages of the groups and is equal to 25.2 V. The modules are then connected sequentially in a battery. In total, the battery contains 16 modules (96 groups in total). In this case, the voltage of all modules is summed up and is 400 V. We also calculated the equivalent resistance of the battery pack; based on that the average resistance of one rechargeable battery RnCR=37 mOhm is equivalent to the battery resistance Rbat = 27 mOhm.
4. 3. A battery charging algorithm
When implementing a fast battery charge, a significant role belongs to the method (algorithm), which would be used to charge the battery. The most popular method of battery charging is a Constant Current-Constant Voltage (CV-CV) method (Fig. 7) [30, 31].
CC Mode CV Mode s
Fig. 7. Charging mode based on a CC-CV method
The main idea of the method is that the battery is charged with the constant maximum current (¿max), which is determined by a battery manufacturer to a certain cutoff voltage (Mmax), then it is charged at this voltage as long as the current consumption is reduced to about 0.1 or less, thereby ensuring a full charge. It should be noted that when switching from a CC mode to a CV mode (this occurs at about 80 % of the battery charge) the charging speed is significantly reduced [32, 33].
4. 2. The equivalent model of a battery pack
This paper examines the charge of the equivalent model of the battery compartment in the Tesla S electric vehicle, which contains 7,104 batteries by Panasonic NCR-18650b with a total capacity of 85 kWh [26, 27]. The battery connection circuit in the electric vehicle Tesla Model S is shown in Fig. 6.
In the battery compartment, individual batteries of the NCR-18650b type are connected in parallel into groups of 74 pcs. [28, 29]. With a parallel connection, the voltage of the group is equal to the sum of voltages of each element (4.2 V), the capacity of the group is equal to the sum of the capacities of the elements (250 A-h). Next, six groups are connected sequentially into a module.
5. Calculation of the efficiency and losses of a charging station system
This paper estimated the efficiency of the proposed charging station, shown in Fig. 5. The efficiency was estimated based on the total energy of losses and usable power obtained by a battery over the full charging interval [34]. The efficiency is calculated from the following expression [35]:
n=
Er.
ELoad + AEx'
(1)
where ELoaj is the usable energy transmitted to a battery over the charge duration; AE2 is the total energy of losses in the considered micro-grid system.
+ ELR + EAR + ECR + Ebat,
(2)
where ES is the energy of losses in a source of Fig. 6. The battery connection circuit in the electric vehicle Tesla Model S 6(10) kV; EL1 is the energy of losses in line 1;
Ejv is the energy of losses in a transformer; EL2 is the energy of losses in line 2; ELR is the energy of losses in input inductances; Ear is the energy of losses in the switches of an active rectifier; ECR is the energy of losses in output capacitors; Ebat is the energy of losses in a battery.
The usable energy transmitted to the load: Th
ELoad = J {ULoad ' iLoad ) ' dt, (3)
0
where Tch is the full battery EV charge duration; u;oaj is the instantaneous value of the output voltage fed to the lithiumion battery compartment (when charging, the range varies from 340 to 420 V); iioad is the instantaneous value of the load current (a battery charge), which, during charging, varies from 15 to 400 A.
The losses in a source of 6(10) kV, in line 1, in the transformer T1, in line 2, and in a battery are calculated from the following formula [36]:
Ta
e= J(;2-i?)-df, (4)
where u/mj is the drop in voltage on a reverse diode; ivj is the reverse diode current.
Dynamic losses in reverse diodes are determined from the following expression [41]:
'ch
EVD.SW = J Erec ((vd )dt,
(11)
where Erec is the reverse diode recovery energy.
Data on Eorl(ic), E0//(ic) and E^Xi), Uce(ic), Ufwd(ivd) are borrowed from a datasheet to the CM600DX-13T module.
6. A simulation model of the proposed charging station
To experimentally test the theoretical assumptions, we built a model of the proposed charging station in the MATLAB programming environment (Fig. 8).
where i is the instantaneous current value in the section of the calculated circle; R is the instantaneous resistance value in the section of the calculated circle.
The selected switches for the active rectifier were an IGBT-module, the type of CM600DX-13T. The total losses in an IGBT-module consist of the dynamic and static losses in an IGBT-transistor and a reverse diode, calculated from the following expressions [37, 38]:
(5)
,; (6) „ (7)
E„ = E1oss,VT-F = F + E
lossVT VT.DC
F = F +1
lossVD VD.DC T '
where EvtDC is the energy of static losses in IGBT-transistors; Eyr.sw is the energy of dynamic losses in IGBT-transistors; Evd.dC is the energy of static losses in parallel diodes; EvD . sw is the energy of dynamic losses in parallel diodes.
Th
EVT.DC =J(( ■ Ue)di, (8)
0
where ic is the collector current; uce(ic) is the voltage between a collector and an emitter, which depends on the collector current magnitude. Dynamic losses in IGBT-transistors are determined from the following expression [39]:
Tck
EVT.SW = JIX (h)+Ef (h)](9)
0
where Eon(lc) is the energy dissipated in a transistor when switching, which depends on the magnitude of a collector's current; Eoff(lc) is the energy that dissipates in a transistor at disabling, which depends on the collector's current magnitude.
Static losses in reverse diodes are determined from the following expression [40]:
ch
EVD.DC = J (Ufwd ' ivd )dt,
(10)
Fig. 8. A MATLAB-model of the micro-grid system of the charging station for electric vehicles
The method for solving differential equations ODE15S (Runge-Kutta method) was applied in simulation modeling, with the permissible relative modeling error of 0.01 %.
The automated control system (ACS) for the active rectifier was built on the basis of an integrated regulator with the subsequent pulse-width modulation [42, 43]. The designed ACS ensures the predefined dynamics of change in the charging voltage and current under the CC-CV modes.
The advantage of a pulse-width modulation method over hysteresis is the possibility of reducing the switching frequency of AR switches; it predetermines the reduction of dynamic losses in the switches and an increase in efficiency [44, 45]. The proposed structural diagram of the AR control system with a pulse-width modulation is shown in Fig. 9, where Ias, Iout, Uas, Uout are the currents and voltages of battery charging, received in the feedback and in a job signal unit, respectively.
In the system of automatic regulation of voltage and current of a charge of the battery in the CC-CV mode the integrated regulator is realized. A special feature of the developed controller is that various integrated coefficients are used for setting the current and voltage modes, which improves the dynamics of control in comparison to when the CC and CV modes apply the same coefficient (Fig. 10).
The basic MATLAB models of IGBT-transistors and power diodes do not take into consideration dynamic power losses [46]. In addition, the volt-ampere characteristics of transistors in MATLAB are represented by a linear function, which causes a rather large error in the simulation of static losses. More details about the simulation of static and dynamic losses in the power switches of converters when using the methods of approximation of energy characteristics of transistors are given in ref. [47]. To obtain higher accuracy, we built a model of the counter that takes into consideration all losses in the IGBT-transistors and reverse diodes in the CM600DX-13T module (Fig. 11).
It should be noted that the specified topology of a charging station converter could also be used with alternative power sources, such as solar panels with power storages [48].
The simulation of losses in the IGBT-modules involved the polynomial approximation of graphic dependences Eon(ic), Eoff(ic) andi Erec(ivd), Uce(ic), Ufmd(ivd), which are given in datasheet (the IGBT
module CM600DX-13T). The approximation given in the following expressions:
E (i)= 6.230414 10-6 ■ i2+
on\ c j c
+ 7.992571096 ■ 10-3 ■ ic +1.495824769248; E ff (i) = 39.857 ■ 10-9 ■ i3 - 55.3643 ■ 10-6 ■ i2 +
off \ c I c c
results
"off
+ 71.5372 10-3
ic +2.97379;
Eec (L) = 39.776■ 10-9 ■ i3d - 94.602431 10-6 ■ &+ + 81.874 10-9 ■ ivd +1.2314;
u (i ) = 0.8639 ■ i3 - 2.1104 ■ i2+
ce \ c f c c
+ 2.363 ■ ic + 0.5114;
ujwd (ivd) = 1.2433 ■ i3d -3.0339■ i2Vd+ + 2.9754 ■ i , + 0.5624.
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
We verified the results of calculating losses in IGBT-mo-dules, obtained in MATLAB modeling, using the software MelcoSim 5.1 made by Mitsubishi Electric. Error in the calculation is 2... 3 %.
Fig. 9. ACS of the voltage and current of battery charge in a three-phase AR with PWM
Fig. 10. A model of the ACS of voltage and current of battery charge in a three-phase AR with PWM
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Fig. 11. A MATLAB model of the loss counter in IGBT-modules
7. Investigating energy indicators of the proposed charging station by simulation
The simulation results, namely the oscillographs of the input current and the input voltage of an active rectifier, are shown in Fig. 12.
Fig. 12. Oscillographs of the input current and voltage of an active rectifier
The charging process, namely the dynamics of change in the output voltage and current of battery charge, as well as the SOC magnitude of the battery over the entire charging interval, is shown in Fig. 13.
I, A 400
200
0
U, V 420
380
340
1
: : igul V i las :
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25001 3000 3500
CC Mode
CV Mode
|
................:..... Uas 1 1
1
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25001 3000 3500
CC Mode
CV Mode
SOC,% 100
.J_______
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500l 3000 3500
CC Mode
CV Mode
Fig. 13. Charging station operation oscillograms: a — output current and setting current (CC); b — output voltage and setting voltage (CV); c — battery charge level
a
b
c
The result of modeling is the derived values of the efficiency parameters and the components of the energy of losses within the system sections (Table 3).
Table 3
Distribution of losses in the system of a charging station
Components of energy of losses Energy of losses, W-s
fpwM= 10 kHz fpwM= 20 kHz
In a source, ES 1,768 1,761
In line 1, EL1 1,013 1,009
In a transformer, ET1 3,313 3,299
In line 2, EL2 2,664 2,653
In AR input inductors, ELR 3,206 3,192
In AR switches, EAR 7,000 7,913
In output capacitors, ECR 468 464
In a battery, Ef,at 6,753 6,743
Total losses, AEj 26,185 27,034
Table 4 gives the values of efficiency, the power factor, and the coefficient of harmonic distortions in a charging station system at different charge currents and the frequency of PWM.
Table 4
Energy parameters of the charging station
PWM frequency, kHz Charge current under a CC mode, A Effi-cien- cy, % Charging time, s,-103 Power factor THD, %
5 150 (0.6C) 95.6 6.55 0.985 11.8
200 (0.8C) 94.8 5.18 0.987 9.8
250 (1C) 93.9 4.38 0.989 7.2
300 (1.2C) 93.1 3.84 0.991 6.0
350 (1.4C) 92.2 3.47 0.992 5.1
400 (1.6C) 91.4 3.2 0.992 4.5
10 150 (0.6C) 95.4 6.55 0.987 6.1
200 (0.8C) 94.5 5.19 0.99 4.6
250(1C) 93.7 4.38 0.991 3.7
300 (1.2C) 92.9 3.85 0.992 3.1
350 (1.4C) 92.1 3.48 0.992 2.7
400 (1.6C) 91.3 3.2 0.993 2.5
Our research shows that the efficiency of the proposed structure of the charging station is quite high. There is a clearly noticeable dynamics indicating that the higher the charge current, the less the efficiency.
8. Discussion of results of studying the proposed charging station system
The structure of a charging station based on an active three-level rectifier has been suggested in this paper. The proposed technical solution makes it possible to control the charge current and voltage; relative to known technical solutions for charging stations, it provides for the improvements in the efficiency, the power factor, and total harmonic
distortion coefficient of charging stations for electric vehicles (Table 4). The efficiency of the charging station, taking into consideration the losses of power in the battery of an electric vehicle at a charge current of 150 A, is 95.6 %, the power factor (PF) of the charging station is in the range of 98.5 % to 99.3 %; total harmonic distortion coefficient lies in the range from 2.5 % to 11.8 %. Such results are explained by the fact that the proposed charging station executes the charging of electric vehicles by a single-stage conversion of electricity with an active three-phase three-level four-quadrant rectifier, which also enables the power factor correction mode.
We have given a procedure for determining the integrated efficiency value of a full charging process in the reported system of a charging station for electric vehicles, taking into consideration the parameters of a power grid, transformer, power switches of the converter, and the parameters of a battery compartment in an electric vehicle. A special feature of the study is a rather precise determination of static and dynamic losses in the power IGBT modules of an active rectifier in a charging station, which was performed using the polynomial approximation of energy characteristics Eon(ic), Eoff(ic) and Erec(ivd), Uce(ic), Ufmd(ivd) - equations (12) to (16). Thus, the calculation of loss takes into consideration the peculiarities of the applied modulation algorithm, as well as all transient processes at charging.
We have given the developed simulation model of the charging station and the results of modeling, which confirmed the high energy indexes of the proposed system.
The limitation of the current study is that the designed simulation model works adequately only under operating modes while under emergency regimes, when the voltage and current values exceed the rated values, the model could prove inadequate.
The disadvantages of the study are the lack of stability analysis of the automated control system.
In further studies, it would be advisable to conduct physical experiments.
9. Conclusions
1. We have proposed the structure of a charging station for electric vehicles consisting of an input transformer, a three-level active rectifier, and a load (the equivalent model of a lithium-ion battery pack in the electric vehicle Tesla Model S), which ensures, relative to known technical solutions for charging stations, the improvements in efficiency, power factor, and total harmonic distortion coefficient. The results obtained are explained by that the proposed charging station implements a one-stage conversion of electricity in an active rectifier with the power factor correction.
2. The procedure has been given and the efficiency of the charging process in the considered system has been calculated. At different parameters of the charge current and the switching frequency, the charging station efficiency, taking into consideration the losses of power in the electric vehicle battery, lies between 91.3 % and 95.6 %.
3. The MATLAB 2017b programming environment has been used to build a simulation model of the proposed charging station. Our study into the energy performance of the charging station based on a three-level active rectifier has shown that the power factor of the charging station lies in the range from 98.5 % to 99.3 %. Total harmonic distortion coefficient in the process of charging is between 2.5 % and 11.8 %.
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