Mitigating the Impacts of EVs Charging Infrastructure on Dutch Residential Grids

Conference paper (2022)

Authors

Waleed S. Nasr DNV Energy Advisory, Student
P.P. Vergara Barrios Intelligent Electrical Power Grids - EEMCS
Bas Kruimer DNV Energy Advisory
Research Group
Intelligent Electrical Power Grids (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2022 Waleed S. Nasr, P.P. Vergara Barrios, Bas Kruimer
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1109/SEST53650.2022.9898411
Decentralized control Voltage magnitude regulation Distribution transformer loading
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Published Date

2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Electrical Sustainable Energy

Research Group

Intelligent Electrical Power Grids

Abstract

With the enforcement of governmental regulations and incentives, the share of electric vehicles (EVs) in the mobility sector is on the rise, impacting significantly the grid and its operation. This paper aims to investigate and find solutions to mitigate the impacts of EV charging on Dutch residential grids, namely the impacts of voltage magnitude regulation and distribution transformer loading. This paper proposes a decentralized coordinated charging strategy with local voltage control at its essence. The proposed charging strategy effectively allocates the charging power by prioritizing users based on their current State-of-Charge (SOC) and/or Time of Departure (ToD), or the current loading on the distribution transformer. These parameters are communicated to the charge controller through an Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform. The proposed charging strategy was simulated on a real Dutch residential grid that serves 86 household users, assuming every household has its own controllable EV charger. Based on the obtained results, the proposed charging strategy has eliminated all voltage magnitude violations, reduced the loading on the distribution transformer, while also achieving a SOC that is 2.5% less than that of the uncontrolled charging strategy.