Review design of E-Motorcycle charger topology for DC house using planar magnetics

Abstract

Following the global trend of adopting renewable energy into the electric power system, many direct currents (DC) houses concepts are proposed. Most of the renewable energy systems are based on DC voltage sources. This paper discussed the development of a lightweight, low-profile, and built-in electric motorcycle (E-Motorcycle) charger that does not take excessive space and compatible with the DC house system. A topology comparison in high switching frequency above 1 MHz using planar magnetics is performed to select the most suitable DC-DC converter. A wide bandgap (WBG) devices are used to achieve high efficiency in high switching frequency and reduce the charger's size. Simulation results and design of the selected topology is presented.