Design of a bi-directional DC/DC converter for EV chargers oriented to V2G applications

Abstract

In order to address the problems caused by climate change, electric vehicles have gained international attention in recent years. Furthermore, special attention is being paid to the Vehicle to Grid (V2G) services that this technology can provide. In this context, the development of bi-directional chargers is gaining importance. Taking all this into consideration, in this work a simple and easy-to-implement solution of the DC/DC stage of a bidirectional electronic charger that allows the integration of EVs in V2G applications has been designed and validated through simulation.