Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

IEEE Access

Volume

10

First Page

46162

Last Page

46175

Publisher

IEEE

School

School of Engineering

RAS ID

52385

Comments

Al-Hanahi, B., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Pradhan, P., & Masoum, M. A. (2022). An Optimal Charging Solution for Commercial Electric Vehicles. IEEE Access, 10, 46162-46175. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3171048

Abstract

New government regulations and incentives promote the deployment of commercial electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions from gasoline-fueled vehicles. For commercial electric vehicles (CEVs) operating in a fleet, charging processes are often performed at the depot where they begin and end their daily driving cycles, as well as at public stations on their routes. With the large penetration of CEVs in depots, simultaneous charging increases peak demand, which in turn impacts the electric network and increases the demand cost of a facility. These depot charging conditions influence the charging schedules of CEVs along their routes and the total service cost of logistic companies. This paper investigates optimal charging problems for CEVs that are supported by charging stations at depot and on-route public charging stations. The optimal charging and routing problems of CEVs are modelled as an optimization problem and relevant solutions are provided. The charging variants considered in the optimization model are peak demand of depot charging, time of use tariffs during the day, partial recharging, waiting times and characteristics of public stations. The results indicate the effectiveness of the developed algorithm in achieving optimal routes that maximize the benefits of logistics companies provided all constraints are satisfied.

DOI

10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3171048

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