Impact of electric vehicles on power distribution networks

Author

Putrus, G.A. ; Suwanapingkarl, P. ; Johnston, D. ; Bentley, E.C. ; Narayana, M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput., Eng. & Inf. Sci., Northumbria Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

fYear

2009

fDate

7-10 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

827

Lastpage

831

Abstract

The market for battery powered and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is currently limited, but this is expected to grow rapidly with the increased concern about the environment and advances in technology. Due to their high energy capacity, mass deployment of electrical vehicles will have significant impact on power networks. This impact will dictate the design of the electric vehicle interface devices and the way future power networks will be designed and controlled. This paper presents the results of an analysis of the impact of electric vehicles on existing power distribution networks. Evaluation of supply/demand matching and potential violations of statutory voltage limits, power quality and imbalance are presented.

Keywords

distribution networks; electric vehicles; supply and demand; electric vehicles; imbalance; power distribution networks; power quality; statutory voltage limits; supply/demand matching; Batteries; Distributed control; Electric vehicles; Hybrid electric vehicles; Load flow; Power quality; Power systems; Renewable energy resources; Smart grids; Voltage; Distributed Generation; Distribution Networks; Electic Vehicles; Smart Grids; component;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2009. VPPC '09. IEEE

Conference_Location

Dearborn, MI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2600-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2601-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VPPC.2009.5289760

Filename

5289760