Summary:
Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) present environmental and energy security advantages versus conventional gasoline vehicles. In the near future, the number of plug-in electric vehicles will likely grow significantly in the world. Despite the aforementioned advantages, the connection of PEV to the power grid poses a series of new challenges for electric utilities. This paper proposes a comprehensive approach for evaluating the impact of different levels of PEV penetration on distribution network investment and incremental energy losses. The proposed approach is based on the use of a large-scale distribution planning model which is used to analyze two real distribution areas. Obtained results show that depending on the charging strategies, investment costs can increase up to 15% of total actual distribution network investment costs, and energy losses can increase up to 40% in off-peak hours for a scenario with 60% of total vehicles being PEV.
Keywords: Distribution investment, distribution network planning, electricity distribution, network energy losses, plug-in electric vehicles
JCR Impact Factor and WoS quartile: 2,678 - Q1 (2011); 6,600 - Q1 (2022)
DOI reference:
https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2010.2049133
Published on paper: February 2011.
Published on-line: May 2010.
Citation:
L. Pieltain, T. Gómez, R. Cossent, C. Mateo, P. Frías, Assessment of the impact of plug-in electric vehicles on distribution networks. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. Vol. 26, nº. 1, pp. 206 - 213, February 2011. [Online: May 2010]
