Title :
Assessing distribution line reinforcement costs due to Plug-in Electric Vehicle charging
Author :
Gaonac´h, Thomas ; Hennebel, Martin ; Jing Dai ; Vannier, J.-C. ; Mohand-Kaci, Ibrahim
Author_Institution :
Dept. Energie, SUPELEC, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Abstract :
The introduction of Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEV) increases the electricity consumption especially on the distribution grid. The distribution grid planners have to take into account these changes in future investments. In this paper the impact of PEVs on the sizing of medium voltage lines and cables cross section is evaluated. A sensitivity analysis is conducted in order to calculate the parameters´ weight. Then Monte Carlo simulations are made to assess the impact of electricity price volatility on sizing. We show that in the case of 2 million PEVs in 2020 in France, reinforcement will account for 5.5% of conductor cost.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; electric vehicles; energy consumption; investment; power distribution economics; power distribution lines; power distribution planning; sensitivity analysis; France; Monte Carlo simulations; PEV; cables cross section; conductor cost; distribution grid planners; distribution line reinforcement costs; electricity consumption; investments; medium voltage lines; plug-in electric vehicle charging; sensitivity analysis; Conductors; Electric vehicles; Electricity; Government; Investment; Materials; Monte Carlo methods; Conductor sizing; Distribution grid reinforcement; Monte Carlo simulation; Plug-in electric vehicle;
Conference_Titel :
European Energy Market (EEM), 2014 11th International Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Krakow
DOI :
10.1109/EEM.2014.6861233
