Sizing and Siting of a Concentrating Solar Power Plant in an Unbalanced Radial Distribution System

Various power system problems and challenges may arise in the future due to the large scale of deployment of electric vehicles (EVs). Hence, the proper placement of EV charging stations (EVCS) effectively mitigates the impact of high EV loads connected to the grid. The research intends to explore and analyze differences between the regulation effectiveness of unidirectional and bidirectional charging technologies by utilizing different comparison evaluation indices. Moreover, considering their penetration level, this study tackles the impact analysis of EV and EVCS integration through time. Specifically, this paper aims to identify the optimal EVCS sites in an IEEE 37-bus test feeder system to minimize power loss brought by EV integration. Through MATLAB R2022b simulation and OpenDSS power flow analysis, the EVCS are optimally located near the supply bus. The findings show a direct relationship between the EV penetration level and system power loss. Due to the EV technology growth, there is an observed voltage profile degradation of up to 1.7094 p.u. The paper also highlights that although EV bidirectional charging technology (BCT) might reduce the load on the grid in the next few years of low penetration compared to unidirectional charging technology (UCT), it will give no significant difference due to the rapid increase of load connected during its high EV penetration.

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Sizing and Siting of a Concentrating Solar Power Plant in an Unbalanced Radial Distribution System

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