Abstract

The ever-increasing global environmental concerns, the introduction of new energy sources to the power grid, added to the rapid technological development of power electronics, and control of electric drives, have recently provided new opportunities to reduce CO2 and other polluting material emissions, toward a next generation of electrified transport systems. The integration of power electronics has experienced a massive penetration in modern transportation systems such as electric vehicles (EV), ships, and rail applications, thereby playing a major role in the reduction of polluting emissions, either by decreasing the dependency on fossil fuels or by helping to increase the efficiency in hybrid systems.