Impact of Second-Generation Plug-In Battery Electric Vehicles on the Aging of Distribution Transformers Considering TOU Prices

Author

Assolami, Yasser O. ; Morsi, Walid G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Ontario Inst. of Technol. (UOIT), Oshawa, ON, Canada

Volume

6

Issue

4

fYear

2015

Firstpage

1606

Lastpage

1614

Abstract

This paper investigates the impact of second-generation (SG) plug-in battery electric vehicles (PBEVs) on distribution transformers insulation life considering the time-of-use (TOU) prices. The effect of dual Level 2 charging, 3.7kW, and 6.6kW on the loss of life (LOL) of a distribution transformer is also studied. The LOL results demonstrating the effectiveness of SG PBEVs charging as two clusters versus one cluster are discussed and conclusions are drawn.

Keywords

battery powered vehicles; power transformer insulation; pricing; secondary cells; SG plug-in battery electric vehicle impact; TOU prices; distribution transformer LOL; distribution transformer aging; distribution transformer insulation life; distribution transformer loss of life; power 3.7 kW to 6.6 kW; second-generation PBEV charging; time-of-use prices; Aging; Batteries; Monte Carlo methods; Plug-in electric vehicles; Power distribution; Power transformer insulation; Aging; Monte Carlo (MC) methods; power distribution;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Sustainable Energy, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1949-3029

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TSTE.2015.2460014

Filename

7225181