The increase of electric vehicle (EV) battery chargers connected to electric networks could lead to future harmonic problems in power systems. These loads are nonlinear devices that inject harmonic currents and pollute network voltages. Thus, battery charger modeling must be studied in detail to determine their harmonic emissions and prevent future problems. This paper investigates EV battery c...

 This paper presents multilevel inverters as an application for all-electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) motor drives. Diode-clamped inverters and cascaded H-bridge inverters, (1) can generate near-sinusoidal voltages with only fundamental frequency switching; (2) have almost no electromagnetic interference (EMI) and commonmode voltage; and (3) make an EV more accessible/saf...

Due to the release of several electric vehicles (EV) to the car market, the number of sales is expected to increase soon. Concerning in-vehicle information systems (IVIS) of EVs, different kinds of information need to be communicated to the driver. E.g. displayed numbers for current energy consumption or the energy left in the batteries are hereby critical in terms of a potential increase of ra...

Since humans’ activities contribute to climate change it is important to change behavior. Switching to a hybrid/plugin/electric vehicle (HEV/PHEV/EV) for personal transport can be one way. In this study the intention to switch to a HEV/PHEV/EV is studied from the theoretical framework of the moral norm-activation theory of altruism (Schwartz, 1977) and the Value-BeliefNorm (VBN) Theory of envir...

One of the most critical issues for the environment today is pollution generated by hydrocarbon combustion, which is one of the main sources of power for transportation. Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and full electric vehicles (EV) are rapidly advancing as alternative power trains for green transportation. The vehicles’ electrification not only involves the traction parts, but it is also gener...

Electric vehicles (EV) are considered a practical alternative to conventional and hybrid electric passenger vehicles, with higher overall powertrain efficiencies by omitting the internal combustion engine. As a consequence of lower energy density in the battery energy storage as compared to fossil fuels powered vehicles, EVs have limited driving range, leading to a range phobia and limited cons...

Electric vehicle (EV) appears to be one of the viable solutions for the growing concerns for environmental protection and the fast rate of depletion of world fuel oil supply. EV can become a viable alternative to the internal combustion engine only if they are able to meet certain reliability, safety, performance, and cost criteria. In addition, electrical vehicles have serious disadvantages be...

The future charging of the growing fleet of Electric Vehicles (EV) requires new solutions that guarantee a better efficiency and widely spread chargers. Both in fast charging and in slow charging of the electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), the wireless charger is the better choice. The wired charger is limited by its cabling and relatively lower output voltage, while the con...

Electric vehicle (EV) appears to be one of the viable solutions for the growing concerns for environmental protection and the fast rate of depletion of world fuel oil supply. EV can become a viable alternative to the internal combustion engine only if they are able to meet certain reliability, safety, performance, and cost criteria. In addition, electrical vehicles have serious disadvantages be...