Resumen
In the present scenario of the fossil fuel crisis, a shift from conventional transportation to electric vehicles (EVs) is the goal, and it is necessary to make it economically feasible. Developing an efficient charger with mid-range power level may successfully resolve this problem. In this direction, an EV charging infrastructure has been proposed to achieve grid-to-vehicle (G2V) charging, with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability. In G2V mode, the proposed infrastructure consists of an on-board, single-phase, 7.7 kW totem pole converter in continuous conduction mode to achieve high-power factor correction (PFC). Additionally, instead of conventional Si power MOSFET, an SiC-based converter is introduced to lower the switching losses at high switching frequency with smaller filters. Using an SiC-based converter leads to increased efficiency (more than 98%) and reduced total harmonic distortion (less than 5%), making the system economical. Simultaneously, to make the system more economical, the proposed converter works as an inverter to feedback the power to the grid in V2G mode. Furthermore, to analyse the feasibility, the proposed infrastructure has been simulated and its performance is validated using the simpower tool in MATLAB/Simulink environment.