Impact of electrical vehicles on strategic planning of energy infrastructure

The authors investigate the impact of an additional load caused by EVs in a suburban environment, as it is a typical residential site for commuters and large industrial facilities. For modeling and optimization tasks, the Energy Hub concept is applied, which is open for a mixed simulation of different energy carrier and storage devices. This approach was adapted to explore future energy perspectives up to the year 2060, making it possible to analyze the prospective energy infrastructure needs by applying three scenarios for population growth. Results show a remarkable difference in both peak load and energy demand throughout independent hubs. Additional load appears within a range of 8% to 130%, depending on the hubs area size and internal structure.