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: Received: 16 July 2024 / Approved: 17 July 2024 / Online: 17 July 2024 (08:11:42 CEST)
How to cite:
Singh, G.; D'Arpino, M.; Goveas, T. A Techno-Economic Assessment of DC Fast Charging Stations with Storage, Renewable Resources and Low-Power Grid Connection. Preprints2024, 2024071374. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1374.v1
Singh, G.; D'Arpino, M.; Goveas, T. A Techno-Economic Assessment of DC Fast Charging Stations with Storage, Renewable Resources and Low-Power Grid Connection. Preprints 2024, 2024071374. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1374.v1
Singh, G.; D'Arpino, M.; Goveas, T. A Techno-Economic Assessment of DC Fast Charging Stations with Storage, Renewable Resources and Low-Power Grid Connection. Preprints2024, 2024071374. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1374.v1
APA Style
Singh, G., D'Arpino, M., & Goveas, T. (2024). A Techno-Economic Assessment of DC Fast Charging Stations with Storage, Renewable Resources and Low-Power Grid Connection. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1374.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Singh, G., Matilde D'Arpino and Terence Goveas. 2024 "A Techno-Economic Assessment of DC Fast Charging Stations with Storage, Renewable Resources and Low-Power Grid Connection" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1374.v1
Abstract
The growing demand for high-power DC Fast Charging (DCFC) stations for Electric Vehicles (EVs) is expected to lead to increased peak power demand and reduction of grid power quality. To maximize the economic benefits and station utilization under practical constraints set by regulatory authorities and DCFC station operators, this study explores and provides methods for connecting DCFC stations to the grid employing low power interconnection rules and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). The system uses automotive Second Life Batteries (SLBs) and Photovoltaic (PV) systems as energy buffers and local energy resource to support EV charging and improve the station techno-economic feasibility through load shifting and charge sustaining. The optimal sizing of the DERs and the selection of the grid interconnection topology is achieved by means of a Design Space Exploration (DSE) by means of exhaustive search approach to maximize the economic benefits of the charging station and to mitigate high-power demand to the grid. Without loosing of generality, this study considers a range of DER sizes, grid interconnection specifications, and related electricity tariffs of American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio and the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Various scenarios and strategies have been defined to account for the interconnection requirements of the grid to the DCFC with DERs. The system’s techno-economic performance of different scenarios has been analyzed and compared using a multitude of metrics.
Keywords
DC Fast Charging; Electric Vehicles; Second Life Automotive Batteries; Renewable Resources; Microgrid
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
Copyright:
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