Mitigating the impact of Charging second generation plug-in battery electric vehicles on distribution transformer´s insulation life using TOU prices

This paper focuses on investigating the impact of second generation plug-in battery electric vehicles (SGPBEVs) charging on transformer´ insulation life. The study considered differed penetrations of SGPBEVs Charging the vehicles (i.e. 0%, 100%, and 200%) and two charging levels (i.e., level 1 and level 2). The time of use (TOU) prices in Ontario Canada are used to mitigate such impact by quantifying the loss of life of transformer´s insulation when SGPBEVs are charged at 7PM versus 12 AM respectively.