Integration of Electric Vehicles in the Distribution Networks
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Electric Vehicles".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 398
Special Issue Editors
Interests: power system analysis; optimisation and stability; Smart Grids: FACTS; controllable devices; microgrids; active networks; virtual power plants
Interests: electric vehicles; power systems; distributed generation; control systems
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Dear Colleagues,
Electric vehicles (EV) are becoming more important in daily life. Worldwide efforts are being made to increase EV adoption.
The new European Green Deal provides an action plan that will require action from all sectors of our economy, including: a) rolling out cleaner, cheaper and healthier forms of private and public transport and b) decarbonising the energy sector. A clear path is needed to achieve a 90% reduction in transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
As EV adoption grows, what is certain about the increased electrification of transportation is that power generation and grid operators need to be prepared and could impose electric infrastructure upgrades. The high penetration of EVs poses distribution network quality issues, particularly network congestion in already heavily loaded grids, three-phase voltage imbalance, off-nominal frequency, and an increase in peakload and load imbalances between phases in LV networks. E-mobility will increase for energy and grid capacity demands.
EVs will prove to be a net benefit to the power grid: Utilities will use EVs to manage demand, integrate renewable energy sources and maintain the stability, efficiency and operating costs of the grid. EVs can also provide the grid with additional ancillary services, such as voltage regulation, frequency regulation and spinning reserve and can also participate in energy trading. Utilities could help to accelerate EV adoption by managing the planning, integration and operation of distribution networks and charging infrastructure.
We are certainly becoming more aware and concerned about the technical, economic and environmental benefits of EV and, in this frame, the Integration of EV in the Distribution Networks is a particular and challenging topic. We cordially invite you to submit your original works and research papers to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Dorin Bica
Dr. Lucian Dulău
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Electric vehicles (EVs)
- Distribution networks
- Low-voltage networks
- Integration of EVs
- Impact of EVs on grid
- Distribution network infrastructure
- Charging stations
- Charging infrastructure
- Vehicle to grid (V2G), grid to vehicle (G2V)
- Modeling and control
- Energy management
- Electric vehicle economics
- Environmental emission related to electric vehicles
- Load shifting
- Grid capacity
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