• DocumentCode
    1812613
  • Title

    An intelligent solar ecosystem with electric vehicles

  • Author

    Cutler, Seth A. ; Schmalberger, Brian ; Rivers, Cecil, Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    GE Ind. Solutions, Plamville, CT, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-8 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    A self-contained solar electric vehicle ecosystem is proposed to address the need for environmental and utility friendly electric vehicle charging stations necessary to support wide scale adoption of electric vehicles. These stations will require the use of a master controller that will allow for electric vehicles to be charged with minimal impact to the utility grid while reducing the carbon footprint of the vehicle owners through the use of solar power. As more electric vehicles take to the road, utilities are faced with the challenge of being able to handle the increased load without having to make major changes to the existing electrical infrastructure.
  • Keywords
    environmental factors; solar powered vehicles; carbon footprint; charging stations; electric vehicles; electrical infrastructure; intelligent solar ecosystem; master controller; self-contained solar electric vehicle ecosystem; wide scale adoption; Batteries; Ecosystems; Electric vehicles; Electricity; Meteorology; Power generation; Electric vehicle; Smart Grid; charging; solar; utility;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC), 2012 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Greenville, SC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1562-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEVC.2012.6183168
  • Filename
    6183168