Title :
Distributed self organising Electric Vehicle charge controller system: Peak power demand and grid load reduction with adaptive EV charging stations
Author :
Reiner, U. ; Elsinger, C. ; Leibfried, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electr. Energy Syst. & High Voltage Technol. IEH, Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
Previous Simulations showed that non-controlled Electric Vehicle (EV) charging can cause critical grid situations such as voltage sag and line overloads. Today´s EV charging stations mostly support uncontrolled charging; hereby the charging process is not adapted to the grid situation which could avoid grid stress or outages. As the increasing rollout of EVs is expected in the near future, grid capacity surveillance and control systems are required. Following the function of a distributed charging system is described which is able to cope with the named grid challenges.
Keywords :
battery chargers; battery powered vehicles; power grids; EV charging station; critical grid situation; distributed self organising electric vehicle charge controller system; grid capacity surveillance; grid stress; line overloads; noncontrolled electric vehicle charging; uncontrolled charging; voltage sag; Communication standards; Control systems; Load modeling; Multiaccess communication; Plugs; Protocols; Voltage fluctuations; Charge Control; Distributed Control; EV Grid Integration; Load Levelling; Peak Shaving; Powerline Communication; Smart Charging; Smart Grid;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Greenville, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1562-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEVC.2012.6183277