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. 2023 Aug 4;9(8):e18808. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18808

Table 11.

Comparison of dc/dc converters in electric vehicles.

DC-DC Converter Current/Voltage Ripple Switching Frequency Complexity of Control Circuit High power Conversion EMI Suppression Cost Voltage Gain Active components
Passive components
D SW HFT L C
CC [65,68] Simple High Simple Appropriate Reduced Low D1D 2 2 0 2 2
SCBC [94,98] Moderate High Moderate Appropriate Needed Medium 21D 4 4 0 1 3
CIBC [69,72] Moderate High Moderate Appropriate Needed Low 2+nD1D 3 3 0 2 3
QZBC [77,80,81] Simple High Complex Appropriate Needed Medium 1+D1D 3 3 0 2 3
MDIBC [84,[90], [91], [92]] Complex Low Complex Appropriate Reduced Low 11nD 16 16 0 4 1
PPC [108,110] Simple High Complex Appropriate Reduced Low nD 4 4 1 1 1
FC [102,106,107] Simple High Moderate Not appropriate Needed Low nD1D 2 2 1 0 2
RC [119,121,124] Simple High Moderate Appropriate Reduced Low n [j2πfsw] 8 8 1 2 3
ZVSC [113,115,116] Complex Low Complex Appropriate Reduced Medium 2π D (1-D) 4 4 1 1 5
MPIC [126,128] Complex Low Complex Appropriate Needed High n+11D 12 12 1 2 1

CC-CUK converter, SCBC-Switched capacitor bidirectional converter, CIBC-coupled inductor bidirectional converter, QZBC-Quazi z-source bidirectional converter, MDIBC-Multidevice interleaved bidirectional converter, PPC- push-pull converter, FC- Fly-back converter, RC-Resonant converter, ZVSC- Zero voltage switching converter, MPIC- Multiport Interleaved converter