access icon free Optimal charging of plug-in electric vehicles observing power grid constraints

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Received 30/06/2013, Accepted 13/10/2013, Revised 06/10/2013, Published 02/12/2013

Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) impose considerable loads to existing power grids, and consequently, they can challenge power quality and reliability of power systems if their charging is not coordinated. To use existing distribution systems for PEV charging without upgrading them, coordinated charging is inevitable. In this study, an optimal PEV dynamic charging method is proposed observing power grid thermal ratings and voltage quality. The problem is formulated as a standard non-linear programming with minimising energy losses over the charging span as objective function subject to PEVs and power system security constraints. Node voltages and power losses are explicitly and precisely formulated in the proposed method. Coordinated charging span of PEVs starts from evening, when PEV owners arrive home, to the next day morning, when the owners need their car charged and ready to use. The IEEE 31-bus distribution system in highly stressed conditions is used to evaluate the performance of the proposed method in the worst voltage status. According to obtained results, discussed in detail, voltage quality constraints are more restricting than equipment thermal rating in PEV optimal charging because of mostly radial structure of distribution systems. The results confirm the efficiency of the proposed method.

Inspec keywords: power distribution reliability; power supply quality; battery powered vehicles; nonlinear programming; power system security; power grids

Other keywords: plug-in electric vehicles; power grid constraint; node voltages; power grid thermal ratings; voltage quality; optimal PEV dynamic charging method; voltage quality constraint; power system reliability; distribution system radial structure; coordinated charging span; standard nonlinear programming; energy loss minimisation; power system security constraint; IEEE 31-bus distribution system; power quality; equipment thermal rating; power loss; highly-stressed condition

Subjects: Distribution networks; Reliability; Power supply quality and harmonics; Transportation; Optimisation techniques

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