Energy Management System for fast inductive charging network: The FastInCharge project

One of the major concerns for the mass roll-out of electric vehicles is the driving range anxiety and the battery charging duration. The FastInCharge (FiC) project aims to introduce an integrated inductive charging solution which enables Electric Vehicle (EV) users to charge their battery wirelessly within a short time period. Static and on-route charging technologies are developed and demonstrated within FiC project offering charging capabilities during both EV commuting and non-commuting periods. As the fast inductive charging network becomes larger, the load profile of the network may be significantly modified, due to the increased nominal power (approximately 30kW) of such charging technologies. This additional charging demand may provoke grid issues such as voltage excursions, network overloading etc. Consequently, an Energy Management System is necessary for mitigating the potential disturbances in the normal operation of the grid. This paper presents the energy management system developed within the FiC project facilitating the fast inductive charging of EV while the network operation remains stable.