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Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy on the Long-Term Planning of an Isolated Microgrid

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  • Jean-Michel Clairand

    (Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de las Américas—Ecuador, Quito 170122, Ecuador)

  • Carlos Álvarez-Bel

    (Institute for Energy Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain)

  • Javier Rodríguez-García

    (Institute for Energy Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain)

  • Guillermo Escrivá-Escrivá

    (Institute for Energy Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain)

Abstract

Isolated microgrids, such as islands, rely on fossil fuels for electricity generation and include vehicle fleets, which poses significant environmental challenges. To address this, distributed energy resources based on renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) have been deployed in several places. However, they present operational and planning concerns. Hence, the aim of this paper is to propose a two-level microgrid problem. The first problem considers an EV charging strategy that minimizes charging costs and maximizes the renewable energy use. The second level evaluates the impact of this charging strategy on the power generation planning of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. This planning model is simulated in HOMER Energy. The results demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of investing in additional photovoltaic (PV) generation and in the EV charging strategy. Investing in PV and smart charging for EVs could reduce the N P C by 13.58%, but a reduction in the N P C of the EV charging strategy would result in up to 3.12%.

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  • Jean-Michel Clairand & Carlos Álvarez-Bel & Javier Rodríguez-García & Guillermo Escrivá-Escrivá, 2020. "Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy on the Long-Term Planning of an Isolated Microgrid," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-18, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:13:p:3455-:d:380117
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