In this paper, we present an approach to the price-optimized charging of electric vehicles (EVs) based on energy flexibility. Fleet operators determine the minimum and the maximum power demand to charge EVs at a specific time and share this informati...
The rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs) poses significant challenges to the safe operation of charging stations and distribution networks. Variations in charging power across different EV manufacturers lead to substantial load fluctuations at cha...
Energy hub stations represent a transformative approach to modern energy systems, functioning as flexible nodes within distribution networks. By seamlessly integrating electric vehicles (EVs) and battery energy storage systems (BESSs), these hubs add...
Aggregated electric vehicles (EVs) integrated to the grid and intermittent wind and solar energy increased the complexity of the economic dispatch of the power grid. Aggregated EVs have a great potential to reduce system operating costs because of th...
The scaled access of electric vehicles (EVs) exacerbates load fluctuations in distribution networks, which is not conducive to the stable and economic operation of the distribution networks. At present, user satisfaction degree is generally low. To a...
Growing EV adoption is reshaping how Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) interact with the grid, playing a pivotal role in global decarbonization efforts and the transition towards a sustainable energy future. This study built a Virtual Power Plant (...
A high penetration level of renewable energy in a power system increases variability and uncertainty, which can lead to ramping capability shortage. This makes the stable operation of a power system difficult. However, appropriate management of elect...
Residential electric vehicle (EV) chargers in China are typically paired with independent smart meters. A bi-level method for extracting flexibility features and clustering residential EV users is proposed based on real-world smart meter data, offeri...
Effective aggregation and rational allocation of flexible resources are the fundamental methods for solving the problem of an insufficient flexibility adjustment ability of a power system. The flexible scheduling resources of a distribution system ar...
As the share of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to rise, the distribution grid faces the risk of overload. In Germany, the reform of § 14a Energiewirtschaftsgesetz (German Energy Industry Act, EnWG) was introduced to address this problem. The...
The low-carbon transition of the global energy system is an urgent necessity to address climate change and meet growing energy demand. As a major source of energy consumption and emissions, buildings play a key role in this transition. This study sys...
As the proportion of renewable energy is rapidly increasing under the commitment to carbon neutrality, technical research and demonstrations regarding electric vehicle-to-grid (EV2G) charging are in progress. Meanwhile, commercialization of EV2G in t...
Nowadays, the establishment of the technologies of contactless power transfer (CPT) for electric vehicles (EVs) are needed. The system can provide people with a convenient charging system which can powers their EVs wirelessly and automatically when t...
With the increasing penetration of new and renewable energy, incorporating variable adjustable power elements on the demand side is of particular interest. The utilization of batteries as flexible loads is a hot research topic. Lithium-ion batteries...
As China proposes to achieve carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, as well as the huge pressure on the power grid caused by the load demand of the energy supply stations of electric vehicles (EVs), there is an urgent need to carry out co...
Multi-story residential buildings present distinct challenges for demand-side management due to shared infrastructure, diverse occupant behaviors, and complex load profiles. Although demand-side management strategies are well established in industria...
Electric Vehicle (EV) charging will add to the demand for electricity in Northern Ireland (NI) and will prompt upgrades at points on the electricity grid [...]
The energy yield of vehicle-integrated photovoltaics (VIPV) differs from that of standard photovoltaics (PV). It is mainly by the difference of the solar irradiance onto the car roof and car bodies as well as its curved shape. Both meaningful and pra...
A car-roof photovoltaic has enormous potential to change our society. With this technology, 70% of a car can run on the solar energy collected by the solar panel on its roof. Unfortunately, it is not a simple extension of conventional photovoltaic te...
In the context of the rapid development of the new energy vehicle industry, how to achieve the mixed production of fuel vehicles and electric vehicles has become an important issue for the transformation and flexible manufacturing of automotive produ...
Motivated by the development of electric vehicles (EVs), this paper addresses the planning of EV charging infrastructures (EVCIs). Considering that the optimal locations for EVCIs in most cities with a tight land supply are difficult to obtain, it is...
The recent forecasts regarding the penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) in the transport market and their impact on national electricity distribution grids has presented new challenges in the fields of both of application and research. In this cont...
In recent years, with the growing number of EV charging stations integrated into the grid, optimizing the aggregated EV load based on individual EV flexibility has drawn aggregators’ attention as a way to regulate the grid and provide grid serv...
This paper proposes a method for analyzing and simulating the time-dependent flexibility of electric vehicle (EV) demand. This flexibility is influenced by charging power, which depends on the charging stations, the EV characteristics, and several en...
In recent years, the ever-increasing charging demand of electric vehicles (EVs) imposes challenges on both power supply security and reliability in the distribution system. In this paper, an EV accommodation capability evaluation model of a distribut...
Penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) into the market is expected to be significant in the near future, leading to an significant increase in EV charging demand, and that will create a surge in the demand for electrical energy. In this context, ther...
Electric vehicles (EVs) are crucial in mitigating global emissions by replacing internal combustion engines. The capacity of EV batteries, coupled with their charging infrastructure, offers the added advantage of supplying flexible demand capacity an...
Due to their great potential for energy conservation and emission reduction, electric vehicles (EVs) have attracted the attention of governments around the world and become more popular. However, the high penetration rate of EVs has brought great cha...
Many electric vehicles (EVs) are using today’s distribution grids, and their flexibility can be highly beneficial for the grid operators. This flexibility can be best exploited by DC power networks, as they allow charging and discharging withou...
This paper presents a multi-timescale control strategy to deploy electric vehicle (EV) demand flexibility for simultaneously providing power balancing, grid congestion management, and economic benefits to participating actors. First, an EV charging p...
Large-scale integration of renewable generation into power systems invariably affects the system ramping capability. However, the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept that allows for using electric vehicles (EVs) as energy storages with the capability of bi...
Deploying emergency vehicles has become a key guarantee for power supply in post-disaster distribution networks on account of their flexibility, maneuverability, safety, and reliability. However, due to limitations in configuration, the continuous po...
The electrification of mobility has introduced considerable challenges to distribution networks due to varying demand patterns in both time and location. This underscores the need for adaptable tools to support strategic investments, grid reinforceme...
The increasing penetration of electrical vehicles (EVs), on the way to decarbonizing the transportation sector, presents several challenges and opportunities for the end users, the distribution grid, and the electricity markets. Uncontrollable EV cha...
This research aims to improve the operational efficiency and security of electric power systems at high renewable penetration by exploiting the envisioned controllability or flexibility of electric vehicles (EVs); EVs interact with the grid through g...
A battery-swapping station (BSS) can serve as a flexible source in distribution systems, since electric vehicle (EV) batteries can be charged at different time periods prior to their swapping at a BSS. This paper presents an EV battery service transf...
In this study, we deal with the problem of scheduling charging periods of electrical vehicles (EVs) to satisfy the users’ demands for energy consumption as well as to optimally utilize the available power. We assume three-phase EV charging stations,...
This study summarizes a critical review on EVs’ optimal charging and scheduling under dynamic pricing schemes. A detailed comparison of these schemes, namely, Real Time Pricing (RTP), Time of Use (ToU), Critical Peak Pricing (CPP), and Peak Tim...
With the ongoing large-scale implementation of electric vehicles (EVs), the exploration of a more flexible approach to maintain fair interaction between EVs and the power grid is urgently required. This paper presents an aggregator-based interactive...
To understand the charging behavior of electric vehicle (EV) users and the sustainable use of the flexibility resources of EV, EV charging behavior analysis and load prediction via order data of charging stations was proposed. The user probability di...
With the increasing penetration of distributed generation (DG), the supply–demand imbalance and voltage overruns in the distribution network have intensified, and there is an urgent need to introduce flexibility resources for regulation. This p...
Transportation electrification has become an important issue in recent decades and the large scale deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) has yet to be achieved. The smart coordination of EV demand addresses an improvement in the flexibility of power...
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived nano-sized lipid membranous structures that modulate cell–cell communication by transporting a variety of biologically active cellular components. The potential of EVs in delivering functional cargo...
Electric vehicles (EVs) are flexible demand-side response resources in a power distribution system. Reasonable and orderly control of charging/discharging processes of aggregated EVs can improve their coordination and interaction with the distributio...
Electric vehicles (EVs) promote many advantages for distribution systems such as increasing efficiency and reliability, decreasing dependence on non-endogenous resources, and reducing pollutant emissions. Due to increased proliferation of EVs and the...
This paper presents the day-ahead energy planning of passenger cars with 100% electric vehicle (EV) penetration in the Nordic region by 2050. EVs will play an important role in the future energy systems which can both reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Within the context of global warming, the frequent occurrence of extreme weather may lead to problems, such as a sharp decrease in new energy output, insufficient system backups, and an increase in the amount of energy consumed by users, resulting in...
Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have become prominent in electricity grids in the past few years. Their increased penetration introduces both challenges and opportunities; they contribute to increased load, but also offer flexibility potentia...
Using Electric Vehicles (EV) as Flexible Resources (FR) to increase surplus Photovoltaic (PV) power utilisation is a well-researched topic. Our previous study showed that EVs are viable as supplementary FRs in large capacity PV power systems, where E...
Inductive power transfer (IPT) technology offers a promising solution for electric vehicle (EV) charging. It permits an EV to charge its energy storage system without any physical connections using magnetic coupling between inductive coils. EV induct...
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