System architecture of a modular direct-DC PV charging station for plug-in electric vehicles

Hamilton, Christopher E.; Gamboa, Gustavo; Elmes, John; Kerley, Ross; Arias, Andrés Felipe González; Pepper, M.; Shen, John; Batarseh, Issa

doi:10.1109/iecon.2010.5675158

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“…Depending on the irradiation levels, the relays direct the entire PV power to the PEVs or the grid or both. Hamilton et al [46,47] proposed an extension to this method for a modular dc PV charging station. Several PV panels are interfaced with the dc bus through a set of DC/DC converters.…”

Section: Workplace Photovoltaic Chargingmentioning

confidence: 98%

Control and Management of PV Integrated Charging Facilities for PEVs

Goli

Shireen

2014

Plug in Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids

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The ongoing research in the field of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and the growing global awareness for a pollution free environment, will lead to an increase in the number of PEVs in the near future. The proliferation of these PEVs will add stress to the already overloaded power grid creating new challenges for the distribution network. To mitigate this issue several researchers have proposed the idea of charging PEVs using renewables coupled with smart charging strategies. This chapter reviews the current literature on the state of the art infrastructure proposed for PEV charging facilities integrated with photovoltaic system. The proposed control algorithms, various smart charging techniques and different power electronic topologies for photovoltaic charging facilities (PCFs) are reviewed. Studies assessing the ability of photovoltaic charging stations to minimize the loading on distribution transformers are assessed. Finally, a simple and unique energy management algorithm for a PV based workplace charging facility based on dc link voltage sensing is presented. The power needed to charge the plug-in electric vehicles comes from grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) generation or the utility or both. The efficacy of the proposed algorithm is validated through simulation and experimental results.

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Section: Workplace Photovoltaic Chargingmentioning

confidence: 98%

Control and Management of PV Integrated Charging Facilities for PEVs

Goli

Shireen

2014

Plug in Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids

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“…To offset this burden, a PV-grid charging system is proposed [55]. The availability of PV power reduces the spinning reserve capacity and improves the grid stability [56].…”

Section: Pv-grid Chargingmentioning

confidence: 99%

A critical review of electric vehicle charging using solar photovoltaic

Bhatti

Salam

Aziz

et al. 2015

Int. J. Energy Res.

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SUMMARYThe application of renewable sources such as solar photovoltaic (PV) to charge electric vehicle (EV) is an interesting option that offers numerous technical and economic opportunities. By combining the emission-free EV with the low carbon PV power generation, the problems related to the greenhouse gases due to the internal combustion engines can be reduced. Over the years, numerous papers, including several review work, have been published on EV charging using the grid electricity. However, there seems to be an absence of a review paper on EV charging using the PV as one of the energy sources. With growing interest in this topic, this review summarizes and updates some of the important aspects of the PV-EV charging. For the benefit of a wider audience, it provides the background on the EV fundamentals, batteries and a brief overview on the PV systems. Two types of PV-EV charging, namely the PV-grid and the PV-standalone, are comprehensively covered. Moreover, a case study is carried out in comparison to the grid-only charging to critically analyse the technical and the economical feasibilities of both types using Matlab simulation. At the end, recommendations and future directions are presented. It is envisaged that the material gathered in this paper will be a valuable source of information for the researchers working on this topic.

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“…Charging electric vehicles (EV) directly from PV via a dc connection will reduce the conversion stages and this will result in improved efficiency [7]. Vehicle-to-grid operation of EV will be simplified with a dc microgrid.…”

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confidence: 99%