Advanced scheduling protocol for electric vehicle home charging with time-of-use pricing

In this paper, a scheduling protocol for electric vehicle (EV) home charging with time of use pricing is introduced. This work addresses the problem of EVs charging at home by adopting an appropriate charging process protocol over Power Line Communications (PLC). The scheduling protocol is aimed at minimizing peak loads on distribution feeders due to multiple EVs charging while using a time-of-use pricing policy. Energy efficiency and performance are both taken into account. An appropriate analytical formulation of the scheduling problem is given together with the proposed scheduling protocol. Simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in minimizing peak loads while satisfying the defined constraints.