Vehicle to Grid Services: Potential and Applications

Electric Vehicle (EV) technology is expected to take a major share in the light-vehicle market in the coming decades. Charging of EVs will put an extra burden on the distribution grid and in some cases adjustments will need to be made. On the other hand, EVs have the potential to support the grid un...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2012-10, Vol.5 (10), p.4076-4090
Main Authors: Ehsani, Mehrdad, Falahi, Milad, Lotfifard, Saeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
electric vehicle
Electric vehicle charging stations
Electric vehicles
Electrical engineering
Infrastructure
plug-in hybrid vehicle
power quality
reactive power
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Summary:Electric Vehicle (EV) technology is expected to take a major share in the light-vehicle market in the coming decades. Charging of EVs will put an extra burden on the distribution grid and in some cases adjustments will need to be made. On the other hand, EVs have the potential to support the grid under various conditions. This paper studies possible potential and applications of Vehicle to Grid (V2G) services, including active power services, which discharge the EV batteries, and power quality services, which do not engage the battery or require only small amounts of battery charge. The advantages and disadvantages of each service and the likelihood that a given service will be effective and beneficial for the grid in the future are discussed. Further, the infrastructure cost, duration, and value of V2G services are compared qualitatively.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en5104076