Regular Extreme Fast Charging Station for E-buses with Low Current Harmonic Content

Dener A. de L. Brandao; Thiago M. Parreiras; Igor A. Pires; Braz de J. Cardoso Filho

doi:10.18618/REP.e202533

Authors

Dener A. de L. Brandao Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1840-2329
Thiago M. Parreiras Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2300-5667
Igor A. Pires Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-0074
Braz de J. Cardoso Filho Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3470-4570

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.e202533

Keywords:

extreme fast charging, vehicle charger, regular extreme fast recharge, electric vehicles, e-bus, TUPF, ZHD, energy storage

Abstract

Public transport vehicles based on electric vehicles are suitable for regular extreme fast charging (R-XFC) with supercapacitors as energy storage. Quick recharges cause power quality problems such as high harmonic injection. In this sense, grid-connected converter solutions must address this issue. The main objective of this paper is to present a solution for R-XFC stations with the Zero Harmonic Distortion (ZHD) Converter. The ZHD converter features elements consolidated in the industry and it does not need capacitive filters in the point of common coupling (PCC) with the grid, presenting sinusoidal currents with low harmonic content for regular extreme fast charging (R-XFC) stations. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation results of an extreme fast recharge showed a total demand distortion (TDD) of 0.54 %, and experimental results of a 280 kVA prototype had a TDD of 2.29 %.

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Author Biographies

Dener A. de L. Brandao, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

was born in Brazil in 1994. He received the Master's degree in Electrical Engineering in 2021 from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where he is currently a doctoral student. His current research interests include industry applications, transportation electrification and microgrid control.

Thiago M. Parreiras, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais

received the Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering in 2020 from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where he has been with TESLA Power Engineering Laboratory since 2013. Since 2023, he has been a Faculty Member with the Departament of Electrical Engineering, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where he is currently an assistant professor. His current research interests include high-power converters and drives, power quality, renewable energy and transportation electrification.

Igor A. Pires, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

was born in Brazil in 1980. He received the Doctorate in electrical engineering from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2011. Since 2011, he is an assistant professor in Electronics Engineering Department of UFMG. His research interests include metal industry applications, power electronics, power quality, and vehicle electrification.

Braz de J. Cardoso Filho, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA, in 1998. Since 1989, he has been a Faculty Member with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where he is currently a Full Professor, and the Founder and the Head of the TESLA Power Engineering Laboratory. He has authored/coauthored about 200 technical papers on the topics of power electronics and electrical drives and holds eight patents. His research interests include utility applications of power electronics, renewable energy sources, semiconductor power devices, electrical machines and drives, and vehicle electrification.

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