Maximum Efficiency Power Point Tracking in Reconfigurable S-LCC Compensated Wireless EV Charging Systems with Inherent CC and CV Modes Across Wide Operating Conditions

Pabba Ramesh, Pongiannan Rakkiya Goundar Komarasamy (), Ali ELrashidi (), Mohammed Alruwaili and Narayanamoorthi Rajamanickam
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Pabba Ramesh: Wireless Charging Research Centre, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603 203, India
Pongiannan Rakkiya Goundar Komarasamy: Department of Computing Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603 203, India
Ali ELrashidi: Electrical Engineering Department, University of Business and Technology, Jeddah 23435, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Alruwaili: Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Northern Border University, Arar 73222, Saudi Arabia
Narayanamoorthi Rajamanickam: Wireless Charging Research Centre, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603 203, India

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 18, 1-25

Abstract: The wireless charging of electric vehicles (EVs) has drawn much attention as it can ease the charging process under different charging situations and environmental conditions. However, power transfer rate and efficiency are the critical parameters for the wide adaptation of wireless charging systems. Different investigations are presented in the literature that have aimed to improve power transfer efficiency and to maintain constant power at the load side. This paper introduces a Maximum Efficiency Point Tracking (MEPT) system designed specifically for a reconfigurable S-LCC compensated wireless charging system. The reconfigurable nature of the S-LCC system supports the constant current (CC) and constant voltage (CV) mode of operation by operating S-LCC and S-SP mode. The proposed system enhances power transfer efficiency under load fluctuations, coil misalignments, and a wide range of operating conditions. The developed S-LCC compensated system inherently maintains the power transfer rate constantly under a majority of load variations. Meanwhile, the inclusion of the MEPT method with the S-LCC system provides stable and maximum output under different coupling and load variations. The proposed MEPT approach uses a feedback mechanism to track and maintain the maximum efficiency point by iteratively adjusting the DC-DC converter duty ratio and by monitoring load power. The proposed approach was designed and tested in a 3.3 kW laboratory scale prototype module at an operating frequency of 85 kHz. The simulation and hardware results show that the developed system provides stable maximum power under a wider range of load and coupling variations.

Keywords: wireless power transfer; Maximum Efficiency Point Tracking; electric vehicle charging; S-LCC compensation (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: 2025
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