A Review on Power Electronics Technologies for Electric Mobility

Joao L. Afonso, Luiz A. Lisboa Cardoso, Delfim Pedrosa, Tiago J. C. Sousa, Luis Machado, Mohamed Tanta and Vitor Monteiro
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Joao L. Afonso: Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
Luiz A. Lisboa Cardoso: Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
Delfim Pedrosa: Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
Tiago J. C. Sousa: Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
Luis Machado: Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
Mohamed Tanta: Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
Vitor Monteiro: Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-61

Abstract: Concerns about greenhouse gas emissions are a key topic addressed by modern societies worldwide. As a contribution to mitigate such effects caused by the transportation sector, the full adoption of electric mobility is increasingly being seen as the main alternative to conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, which is supported by positive industry indicators, despite some identified hurdles. For such objective, power electronics technologies play an essential role and can be contextualized in different purposes to support the full adoption of electric mobility, including on-board and off-board battery charging systems, inductive wireless charging systems, unified traction and charging systems, new topologies with innovative operation modes for supporting the electrical power grid, and innovative solutions for electrified railways. Embracing all of these aspects, this paper presents a review on power electronics technologies for electric mobility where some of the main technologies and power electronics topologies are presented and explained. In order to address a broad scope of technologies, this paper covers road vehicles, lightweight vehicles and railway vehicles, among other electric vehicles.

Keywords: power electronics; electric mobility; electrical power grid; battery charging systems; unified traction and battery charging systems; inductive wireless power transfer; railway systems; smart grids (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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