Understanding public perception of electric vehicles (EVs) is imperative for increasing EV adoption, which can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, thereby mitigating climate change and global warming. While most…

Understanding public perception of electric vehicles (EVs) is imperative for increasing EV adoption, which can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, thereby mitigating climate change and global warming. While most…

This paper is focused on the modeling and design of high-frequency planar coupled inductors with orthogonal air gaps. In coupled inductors, ac flux cancellation in part of the core segments…

This article presents analysis, properties, and systematic synthesis of a new class of hybrid dc-dc converters named transformerless stacked active bridge (TSAB) converters. The TSAB converters, which are obtained from…

This article presents a two-stage automotive LED driver architecture delivering independently regulated output currents to multiple LED strings. The system consists of a multiphase noninverting buck-boost front-end stage, which allows…

This article is focused on the thermal design and three-dimensional (3-D) package optimization of planar magnetic components (PMCs), including transformers and inductors for application in an electric vehicle composite boost…

This article is focused on modeling and design optimization of high-current-ripple planar inductors in liquid-cooled high-power applications, such as electric-vehicle drivetrain systems, where efficiency and power density are the key…

This article presents an online efficiency optimization strategy for a digitally controlled, wide operating range silicon carbide-based boost converter with bidirectional power flow. The proposed strategy minimizes switching losses at…

Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) is a commonly used metric to assess the cost-to-benefit ratio over the lifetime of an energy resource, such as photovoltaics (PV); however, power electronics engineers…

This paper presents the implementation of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) within residential networked microgrids that incorporate distributed energy resources (DERs) to produce electrical power,…

environmental justice

In the last couple of decades, various industries have taken advantage of emerging advanced technologies, such as the digital twin, to find more effective solutions in their respective areas. In…

The transportation sector is trending towards electrification which means a dramatic change to the availability of used Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries which can be reused for grid energy storage systems (ESS).…

Electricity is expected to become a dominant power source in the transportation sector, but under a stationary recharging model, electric powered vehicles still suffer some disadvantages relative to conventional vehicles.…

The technology of dynamic wireless power transfer (DWPT), also known as dynamic wireless charging, is key for eliminating range anxiety and lowering battery costs, and can thus further stimulate the…

This paper explores the movement of connected vehicles in Indiana for vehicles classified by the NHTSA Product Information Catalog Vehicle listing as being either electric (EV) or hybrid electric (HV).…

electric vehicle

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