Fast and Ultra-Fast Charging for Battery Electric Vehicles – A Review
Abstract
This paper intends to establish an overall up-to-date review on Fast Charging methods for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV). This study starts from basic concepts involving single battery cell charging, current and future charging standards. Then, some popular power converter topologies employed for this application are introduced, and finally a summary of the industrial solutions available on the market are presented, as well as the ongoing projects related to the extreme fast charging (XFC) network expansion. Practical insights, considering the current BEV scenario, are employed to get a better understanding of this topic. Special attention is given to the modular design approach, analyzing its advantages and some of the factors that influence the number and size of modules that conform a fast charger solution.
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Several EV manufacturers have used 800 V DC-link for their latest passenger products.
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CHAdeMO has defined 1 kV, 400 kW charging level, and CCS has a maximum 920 V, 350 kW level.
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The main characteristics of XFCs are 800-1000 V output voltage range and charging power of 350 kW or more.
“The main characteristics of XFCs are 800-1000 V output voltage range and charging power of 350 kW or more.”
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BackgroundSelf-citation
- Authors
- Suarez, C., & Martinez, W.
- Affiliations
- KU Leuven (BE)
- Venue
- 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2019-09
- Pages
- 569-575
- OpenAlex
- W2991519165
- Cited by
- 164
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 11
- FWCI
- 13.93
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (publishedVersion)
- Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt) (submittedVersion)
- Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced DC-DC Converters
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
- Keywords
- fast charging, battery electric vehicles, ultrafast charging, charging standards, converter topology, charging infrastructure
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