A review of on-board integrated chargers for electric vehicles

Electric vehicles (EVs) use grid power to charge their batteries. Because the battery is charged only when the car is parked -except for regeneration at braking-, using the on-board traction system components to form an integrated charging device is made possible. This paper presents a review of on-board integrated EV chargers and design criteria. It is aimed at presenting a state of the art on the integrated chargers to researchers, designers, and engineers. A classified list of around 70 research articles is also appended for a quick reference.