Integration of Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy Sources for a Sustainable Energy Transition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Electric Vehicles".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 3634
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electric drives; power electronics; electric energy management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The expected growth of electric vehicles (EV) offers great opportunities for the implementation of a novel approach in planning, managing, and controlling the power system, specifically in the presence of a relevant and diffuse renewable energy generation. In this context, the fleets of EVs and in particular the charging stations can assume an important role in the energy management of energy communities. In fact, the availability of energy and communication interconnection between vehicles and the power system allows the proper energy control of EV fleets, considering them as a cluster of agents able to act on the power system as a controllable load and generator.
This represents a great opportunity in the de-carbonization scenario that has a double impact: increase the use of renewable energy in mobility sector and support the massive diffusion of renewable energy sources (RES) on a distribution network. Therefore, the integration between RES and electric vehicle represents a key topic for the harmonic and gradual transition from a fossil-fuel-based energy system to a RES-based one. The focus of this Special Issue is on (but is not limited to):
- Control algorithm for managing the integration of RES and electric vehicle in Smart Grid;
- Planning strategy of charging stations for Smart Grid;
- Novel configuration of charging stations for their integration with RES;
- Integration of electric vehicles in VPP;
- Integration of renewable energy in the electric vehicle;
- Novel paradigm for the energy management of EV fleets.
Prof. Dr. Alfonso Damiano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Renewable energy sources
- Microgrid
- Electric vehicle
- Energy storage
- Vehicle to grid
- Grid to vehicle
- Virtual power plant
- Planning of energy systems
