Assessment of the Impact of Plug-in Electric Vehicles on Distribution Networks

Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) present environmental and energy security advantages versus conventional gasoline vehicles. In the near future, the number of plug-in electric vehicles will likely grow significantly in the world. Despite the aforementioned advantages, the connection of PEV to the po...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on power systems 2011-02, Vol.26 (1), p.206-213
Main Authors: Pieltain Fernández, Luis, Gómez San Román, Tomás, Cossent, R, Domingo, C Mateo, Frías, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Battery powered vehicles
Costs
Distributed control
Distribution investment
distribution network planning
Electric power generation
Electric vehicles
electricity distribution
Energy distribution
Energy loss
Financing
Hybrid electric vehicles
Investment
Investments
network energy losses
Networks
Petroleum
plug-in electric vehicles
Power generation
Power grids
Studies
Vehicles
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Summary:Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) present environmental and energy security advantages versus conventional gasoline vehicles. In the near future, the number of plug-in electric vehicles will likely grow significantly in the world. Despite the aforementioned advantages, the connection of PEV to the power grid poses a series of new challenges for electric utilities. This paper proposes a comprehensive approach for evaluating the impact of different levels of PEV penetration on distribution network investment and incremental energy losses. The proposed approach is based on the use of a large-scale distribution planning model which is used to analyze two real distribution areas. Obtained results show that depending on the charging strategies, investment costs can increase up to 15% of total actual distribution network investment costs, and energy losses can increase up to 40% in off-peak hours for a scenario with 60% of total vehicles being PEV.
ISSN:0885-8950
1558-0679
DOI:10.1109/TPWRS.2010.2049133