Multiport Converters for Electric Vehicle Applications

This book presents a possible solution to enhance utility grid performance when unconventional loads are connected to the public network. This topology shows a combination of dc-link and magnetic-coupling structures which allows the interconnection of multiple sources storage devices and loads without the penalty of extra conversion. The proposed general topology shows several possibilities to construct a multiport converter for electric vehicle applications and due to its flexibility in structure provides a solution to integrate a diverse class of sources and loads. In addition the control and energy management of the converter can be implemented by a single processor. The centralized control eliminates complicated communication structures that would be necessary in the conventional topology based on separate conversion stages.