CAPSA Based Control for Power Quality Correction in PV Array Integrated EVCS Operating in Standalone and Grid Connected Modes

In this article, a solar photo voltaic (PV) array and a storage battery integrated three phase electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) is presented, which uses a convex combined affine projection sign algorithm (APSA) for improving the power quality at the grid. This algorithm convexly combines the output of two APSA with large step size and small step size. Therefore, this algorithm achieves fast convergence and low steady-state error in abruptly changing input conditions. Therefore, this algorithm is suitable for an EVCS, where the charging current of EV changes frequently. The EVCS provides both ac and dc charging to EVs. In the daytime, the CS operates in standalone mode to charge the EV connected at the point of common interconnection (PCI). However, the EV requiring dc power can take power from the dc link through a bidirectional dc–dc converter. Whereas, in the absence of PV array generation, the CS takes power from the grid. Moreover, while connecting the CS to the grid, the PCI voltage is synchronized to the grid voltage for achieving the seamless mode transition. Various steady-state and dynamic condition results have been taken on the experimental prototype developed in the laboratory for demonstrating its satisfactory behavior.