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Grid-to-Vehicle (G2V) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technologies 2021

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Electric Vehicles".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2021) | Viewed by 9383

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Sekyung Han

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Department of Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Interests: power system analysis and modeling; distributed power control; vehicle-to-Grid; energy management system (EMS) design
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Prof. Dr. Moses Amoasi Acquah

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Department of Electrical Energy Engineering, Keimyung University, Daegu 42403, Korea
Interests: smart grid; energy management system; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); big data; machine learning; optimization
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, there has been a global outcry for the decarbonization of energy systems to provide a secure and sustainable energy supply while cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in an effort to avoid global warming.

With the explosion in use of battery energy storage, electric vehicles (EV) are considered an efficient eco-friendly means of transportation. They also play a role through their interaction with electricity grids, delivering power as well as controlling the charging rate for a faster charging time.

EVs are able to meet this role due to grid-to-vehicle (G2V) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation providing bidirectional power flow to tackle the twin challenges of faster charging and providing ancillary services to the grid.

This Special Issue entitled “Grid-to-Vehicle (G2V) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technologies” invites articles on current state-of-the-art technologies and solutions in G2V and V2G, including but not limited to the operation and control of gridable vehicles, energy storage and management systems, charging infrastructure and chargers, EV demand and load forecasting, V2G interfaces and applications, V2G and energy reliability and security, environmental impacts and economic benefits, as well as demonstration projects and case studies in the aforementioned areas.

Articles that deal with the latest hot topics in V2G are of particular interest, such as V2G and demand-side response control technique, smart charging infrastructure and grid planning, advanced power electronics for V2G systems, adaptation of V2G systems in the smart grid, adaptation of smart cities for a large number of EVs, integration, and the optimization of V2G systems, utilities and transportation assets for advanced V2G systems, wireless power transfer systems for advanced V2G systems, fault detection, maintenance and diagnostics in V2G processes, communications protocols for V2G systems, energy management system (EMS) in V2G systems, IoT for V2G systems, distributed energy and storage systems for V2G, transportation networks and V2G, energy management for V2G, smart charging/discharging stations for efficient V2G, environmental and socio-economic benefits and challenges of V2G systems, and building integrated V2G systems (BIV2G).

Prof. Dr. Sekyung Han
Prof. Dr. Moses Amoasi Acquah
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • electric vehicles
  • smart transportation
  • smart grids
  • integration of EVs
  • energy arbitrage
  • charging/discharging infrastructure
  • sustainable energy
  • ev storage systems
  • DC/DC converters
  • energy management systems

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A Survey Data Approach for Determining the Probability Values of Vehicle-to-Grid Service Provision
by Krzysztof Zagrajek
Energies 2021, 14(21), 7270; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217270 - 3 Nov 2021
Cited by 8 | Viewed by 1739
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One of the key aspects of vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G) is the analysis of uncertainty in electric vehicle user behavior. Correct estimation of the amount of available energy from electric vehicles that are expected to provide ancillary services to the electricity system [...] Read more.
One of the key aspects of vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G) is the analysis of uncertainty in electric vehicle user behavior. Correct estimation of the amount of available energy from electric vehicles that are expected to provide ancillary services to the electricity system operator or to secure the end user’s demand is essential to design these services in an appropriate way. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the probabilities of V2G service performance for different scenarios. This paper presents the author’s approach to determining the values of V2G service provision probabilities using survey data. It was found that estimating these values using simulation and forecasting tools makes sense when the coefficients resulting from survey responses are used as initial data. Thus, the paper also presents the results of the surveys that were conducted. As the results from the simulations show, the values of the probabilities of V2G services are not high, which should induce future operators of V2G services to offer a beneficial product for the customer. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Grid-to-Vehicle (G2V) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Technologies 2021)
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Novel Five-Level ANPC Bidirectional Converter for Power Quality Enhancement during G2V/V2G Operation of Cascaded EV Charger
by Jorge Lara, Lesedi Masisi, Concepcion Hernandez, Marco A. Arjona and Ambrish Chandra
Energies 2021, 14(9), 2650; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092650 - 5 May 2021
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This paper presents a novel single-phase (SP) active-neutral point clamped (ANPC) five-level bidirectional converter (FLBC) for enhancing the power quality (PQ) during the grid-to-vehicle (G2V) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation of an electric vehicle (EV) charger connected in series. This EV charger is based [...] Read more.
This paper presents a novel single-phase (SP) active-neutral point clamped (ANPC) five-level bidirectional converter (FLBC) for enhancing the power quality (PQ) during the grid-to-vehicle (G2V) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation of an electric vehicle (EV) charger connected in series. This EV charger is based on a dual-active half-bridge DC-DC converter (DAHBC) with a high frequency isolation transformer. Unlike the comparable ANPC topologies found in literature, the proposed one has two more switches, i.e., ten instead of eight. However, with the addition of these components, the proposed multilevel converter not only becomes capable of properly balancing the voltage of the DC-link split capacitors under various step-changing conditions but it achieves a better efficiency, a lower stress of the switching devices and a more even distribution of the power losses. The resulting grid-tied ANPC-SPFLBC and DAHBC are accurately controlled with a cascaded control strategy and a single-phase shift (SPS) control technique, respectively. The simulation results obtained with MATLAB-SimPowerSystems as well as the experimental results obtained in laboratory validate the proposed ANPC-SPFLBC for a set of exhaustive tests in both V2G and G2V modes. A detailed power quality analysis carried out with a Fluke 43B alike demonstrates the good performance of the proposed topology. Full article
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Economic Valuation of Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI) in a Demand Response Application from Each Stakeholder’s Perspective
by Yongma Moon, Joongseok Ahn, Wonchang Hur, Wooje Kim and Kwangsup Shin
Energies 2021, 14(3), 761; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14030761 - 1 Feb 2021
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Recently, the use of electric vehicles in a power grid has been attracting attention. The success of vehicle-grid integration (VGI) requires the active participation of not only VGI service providers but also electric vehicle owners, utility companies, and the government in the VGI [...] Read more.
Recently, the use of electric vehicles in a power grid has been attracting attention. The success of vehicle-grid integration (VGI) requires the active participation of not only VGI service providers but also electric vehicle owners, utility companies, and the government in the VGI service. However, until now, such research has not been sufficiently discussed. Thus, we propose a framework for analyzing the economic environment in which each stakeholder can participate, especially in the application of a demand response, and derive its economic value in Korea. Also, through the proposed framework, we suggest optimal scenarios and policy directions for each participant’s successful business. Our results show that government and a utility company need to share their benefits with a VGI service provider to make VGI a success. Full article
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