Design and Simulation of PFC based CUK Converter for Electric Vehicles Battery Charger

Abstract

This paper describes a battery charger for plugin electric vehicles based on power factor conversion and CUK converter in the design of electric vehicles.. The integrated battery charger is supplied from the conventional three-phase inverter for electric vehicle, which is a power factor-correcting buck boost converter. The PFC controller changes battery voltage and monitors the converter's power supply to achieve a fast and high output unit power factor. The proposed power factor controlling which is alternative to the relationship between the input voltage rectified and the battery voltage. Simulation has been used to assess the practicality and efficiency of the battery charger of the proposed converter topology.