Energies 2011, 4(12), 2224-2235; https://doi.org/10.3390/en4122224
Analysis of a Single-Phase Z-Source Inverter for Battery Discharging in Vehicle to Grid Applications
Institute of Electromagnetic and Electronic Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Received: 20 September 2011 / Revised: 23 November 2011 / Accepted: 25 November 2011 / Published: 15 December 2011
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electric and Hybrid Vehicles)
Abstract
Vehicle to Grid technology allows the batteries of electric vehicles to operate as energy storage elements for renewable energy power systems. The Z-Source inverter is a new and attractive topology for the power electronics interface. In this paper, the equivalent DC-link voltage ripple of a single-phase Z-Source inverter for Vehicle to Grid applications is analyzed in this paper before deriving a general design approach for the Z-Source network. These theoretical findings, and design rule for a Z-Source network have been confirmed by computer simulations and a laboratory-implemented prototype. View Full-TextKeywords:
Vehicle to Grid; electric vehicle; Z-Source inverter
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Yu, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Liang, B.; Liu, X.; Cui, S. Analysis of a Single-Phase Z-Source Inverter for Battery Discharging in Vehicle to Grid Applications. Energies 2011, 4, 2224-2235.
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