Multi-objective optimization of an Autobahn BEV charging station supplied by renewable energy

In order to address battery electric vehicles’ future ability to travel long distance this paper analyzes a sample case study of supra-regional charging, an Autobahn battery electric vehicle (BEV) charging station supplied by renewable energy. A tri-objective optimization of a local renewable energy system demonstrates how the charging station’s levelized cost of energy, life cycle emissions and stress on the electric grid can be reduced simultaneously by introducing a combination of partially curtailed photovoltaic generators and a battery electric storage system.