This paper presents a model predictive current control applied to a
slow electric vehicle (EV) battery charger. Taking into account the similarities
between the power converters inside the EV, it is possible to combine the battery
charger and the motor driver in a single integrated converter, thus reducing the
weight and volume of the proposed solution, and also contributing to reduce the
final price of the EV. Due to the bidirectional power flow capability of the integrated
power converter, when working as a slow EV battery charger it can operate
in grid-to-vehicle (G2V) mode and in vehicle-to-grid (V2G) mode, contributing
to make EVs an important assets in the future smart grids. The integrated
power converter working as battery charger operates with sinusoidal current and
unitary power factor, contributing to improve the power quality of the electrical
grid. This paper provides simulation and experimental results that validate the
model predictive control algorithm applied to the proposed integrated power converter
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