The construction of weekly recharging regimes for plug-in vehicles

Recharging for plug-in electric vehicles is a major concern for the electricity supply industry. It will have an impact on generation schedules, the loading on the network and possible requirements for network reinforcement. Previous papers advocated the usefulness of recharging regimes in handling plug-in vehicle loads. These regimes were founded on the analysis of national travel behaviour, vehicle specifications and national electricity demand data. It is the intent of the authors to provide in this paper a detailed explanation of how these recharging regimes were constructed. This paper will develop the ideas already presented in previous papers presented to the University Power Engineering Conference.