Application of electric vehicle charging solutions on small maritime vessels

Abstract

This thesis explores various charging standards for electric vehicles with the goal to find a standard that can be implemented in an electric maritime vessel (EMV). Combined charging system 2.0 (CCS2) is selected and the standard is explained in detail along with the necessary power electronics. Several Matlab and dSPACE simulations is made to test the charging and communication. A laboratory experiment is conducted with two programmable logic controllers, an electric vehicle charging controller and two power line carrier communication units. By use of Matlab and e!COCKPIT the equipment is programmed, controlled and monitored. The combination of the theoretical work, the simulations and the experiment works as a base for further work on how CCS2 can be implemented in an EMV.