Advanced Power Converters for Electric Vehicle Charging and Medium-Voltage Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The rapid electrification of transportation and the growing integration of renewable energy sources are driving significant advances in power electronic converters. In particular, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and medium-voltage (MV) power systems demand highly efficient, compact, and reliable converter technologies. Innovations in wide bandgap semiconductors (e.g., SiC and GaN), advanced control strategies, and grid-interactive functionalities are essential to meet emerging performance, cost, and scalability requirements.

This Special Issue highlights recent advances in power converters for EV charging (onboard/offboard) and medium-voltage applications, including distribution systems, renewables, and industrial drives. Contributions on modelling, control, hardware design, grid compliance, and reliability are welcome, with both theoretical and experimental work encouraged.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:

• High-efficiency and high-power-density EV chargers (AC/DC and DC/DC);
• Bidirectional converters for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and grid-to-vehicle (G2V) systems;
• Multi-level and modular converter topologies for MV applications;
• Control and modulation techniques for fast charging and MV converters;
• The integration of wide bandgap devices (SiC and GaN) and hybrid modules;
• Medium-voltage DC (MVDC) architectures and protection schemes;
• Grid-forming, grid-following, and fault-tolerant control strategies;
• Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and thermal management in high-power systems;
• Standards, testing, and compliance for EV charging and MV converters;
• Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and digital twin approaches for validation.

Dr. Mohammad Monfared
Guest Editor

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