POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CONVERTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are evolving fashion trends in automotive circles and consumer awareness about them is developing quickly. Batteries of diverse technologies are the main energy storage elements present in these vehicles. With the growth of EVs battery chargers for automotive applications fetch a large market for the power supply industries. Batteries are to be charged periodically from a single phase or a three phase supply which is usually provided by the power grid. A comprehensive systematic model for these converter topologies is developed facilitating the estimation of power losses and efficiency.