The potential for compensating wind fluctuations with residential load shifting of electric vehicles

Intermittent renewable energy sources introduced in large-scale deployments challenge the stability of the power grid. In this paper, we estimate the potential of residential demand control for compensating wind fluctuations, additionally, the control when charging electric vehicles at home. In our approach, household devices and electric vehicles generate a flexible load that can be applied to smooth fluctuating wind power. From this, we examine the future potential for creating residential load-controlled capacities with different electric vehicle penetrations and charging levels. We also show that communities with more than 20% of households owning electric vehicles have the flexibility to smooth wind farm fluctuations.