Currently, many researchers from industry and academic institutions are working on the study of electric vehicles, battery systems and renewable energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.). In order to carry out research on each of these technologies it is required large capital investment for equipment. Additionally, problems must be faced such as variability of environmental parameters, large space requirements, pollution (in some cases), etc. The use of software and hardware to emulate different types of actual batteries shows to be a low-cost and environmentally friendly option due to some of its features. The battery emulator system has the ability to replicate the behavior of any kind of actual battery using a virtual battery model (also known as battery electric model) and a controllable DC/DC power converter to be used in laboratory environments. Moreover, emulators are not only used for batteries, these can be used to emulate fuel cells, photovoltaic systems, wind generators, thermoelectric generator, etc. This survey aims to present the technologies to implement battery emulators based on DC/DC power converters. This survey is split up into five sections. In the first section, as an introduction, we present the advantages offered by the use of battery emulators to the scientific community and the environment. The second section presents a review about batteries (technologies, models, model parameters, etc.) and also it includes the virtual battery models, which are the main components of battery emulators based on DC/DC power converters. In the third section, we present the main DC/DC power converter types used in these systems and their operation modes. Additionally, in section 4 are presented some case studies where different topologies battery emulators based on DC/DC power converters with battery model are analyzed. These topologies are focused on their use in electric vehicles (EV).Digital Object Identifier (DOI):http://dx. first section, as an introduction, we present the advantages offered by the use of battery emulators to the scientific community and the environment. The second section presents a review about batteries (technologies, models, model parameters, etc.)
Abstract-Currently, many researchers from industry and academic institutions are working on the study of electric vehicles, battery systems and renewable energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.). In order to carry out research on each of these technologies it is required large capital investment for equipment. Additionally, problems must be faced such as variability of environmental parameters, large space requirements, pollution (in some cases), etc. The use of software and hardware to emulate different types of actual batteries shows to be a low-cost and environmentally friendly option due to some of its features. The battery emulator system has the ability to replicate the behavior of any kind of actual battery using a virtual battery model (also known as battery electric model) and a controllable DC/DC power converte...