Enhancing Power Distribution System Flexibility Using Electric Vehicle Charging Management

Ali Rajaei, Mohammad Jooshaki, Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad, Moein Moeini-Aghtaie

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Abstract

In this paper, a two-stage charging management framework is proposed to exploit the potential flexibility of Electric Vehicles (EVs). The aim is to reduce drastic variations in distribution system net load caused by integration of intermittent renewable distributed generation (DG) units. In the first stage, a home-based charging method is formulated in which the desired charging schedule of EVs is obtained by minimizing the cost of energy taking into account owners' preferences. The attained charging schedules are then announced to EVs Coordinator Agent (ECA) which, as the second stage, applies an LP optimization to reduce the cost of ramp provision. Moreover, an incentive scheme is considered to motivate EV owners to participate in the controlled charging program which allows the ECA to modify their desired schedules in exchange for financial bonuses. The simulation results show that the proposed framework can efficiently reduce the system net load ramp and associated costs without disturbing individual convenience.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICEE 2019 - 27th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages782-786
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728115085
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event27th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, ICEE 2019 - Yazd, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Duration: 30 Apr 20192 May 2019

Publication series

NameICEE 2019 - 27th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering

Conference

Conference27th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, ICEE 2019
Country/TerritoryIran, Islamic Republic of
CityYazd
Period30/04/192/05/19

Keywords

  • Charging management
  • electric vehicles
  • flexibility
  • power distribution system

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