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Electric Vehicle Charging in an Office Building Microgrid With Distributed Energy Resources

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This paper discusses the charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in an existing office building microgrid equipped with a photovoltaic (PV) system and a combined heat and power (CHP) unit. Different charging strategies and charging power ratings for workplace charging are examined for their grid impact and their impact on the self-consumption of the locally generated electricity. The grid impact can be significantly reduced by using strategies that require limited future knowledge of the EV mobility behavior and limited communication infrastructure. These strategies allow a high number of EVs to be charged at an office building, even with a limited number of charging spots, due to the large standstill times.

Source: IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

DOI: 10.1109/tste.2014.2314754

Authors: Juan Van Roy, Niels Leemput, Frederik Geth, Jeroen Buscher, Robbe Salenbien, Johan Driesen

Institution: KU Leuven

Language: English

Topic: Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Affordable and clean energy, Sustainable cities and communities, Climate action

Open Access status: green

Funders: Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek, Vlaamse regering