DC-DC Converters for Electric Vehicles with Power Quality Improvement

Increasing pollution due to carbon emission from the combustion vehicles and shortage of fossil fuels are the prime factors for the move towards electrification of the vehicles, which has zero carbon emission and superior performance. The adoption of Electric Vehicles depends upon its profitability which further depends upon how well energy storage system and power electronic converters are interfaced. Energy storage system delivers power that is unreliable, unregulated and has significant voltage drops. Electric vehicle needs converters, controllers, and modulation techniques to limit these constraints. This paper explores different type of converters, controllers and modulation techniques that has been used in the literature for electric vehicle applications. Further, paper also mentions issues and challenges to identify research gaps. Lastly, upcoming technology in converters is mentioned as a future scope of Electric Vehicles.