Assessment of Technical and Economic Impacts of EV User Behavior on EV Aggregator Smart Charging

• Main Authors: Jean-Michel Clairand, Javier Rodriguez-Garcia, Carlos Alvarez-Bel
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
• Series: Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy
• Subjects: Electric vehicle (EV); smart grid; aggregator; smart charging; charging power modulation; charging strategies
• Online Access: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8932655/

The increase in global electricity consumption has made energy efficiency a priority for governments. Consequently, there has been a focus on the efficient integration of a massive penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) into energy markets. This study presents an assessment of various strategies for EV aggregators. In this analysis, the smart charging methodology proposed in a previous study is considered. The smart charging technique employs charging power rate modulation and considers user preferences. To adopt several strategies, this study simulates the effect of these actions in a case study of a distribution system from the city of Quito, Ecuador. Different actions are simulated, and the EV aggregator costs and technical conditions are evaluated.