Author Identifier
Pravakar Pradhan
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0187-8141
Iftekhar Ahmad
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4441-9631
Daryoush Habibi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7662-6830
Ganesh Kothapalli
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
IEEE Access
Publisher
IEEE
School
School of Engineering
RAS ID
32724
Funders
Edith Cowan University - Open Access Support Scheme 2020
Abstract
This article investigates the effects of high penetration levels of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging on power distribution transformers and proposes a new solution to minimize its negative impacts. There has been growing concern over Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions within the transportation sector, which accounts for about 23% of total energy-related carbon-dioxide emissions. The main solution to this problem is the electrification of vehicles. However, large scale integration of EVs into existing grid systems poses some challenges. One major challenge is the accelerated aging of expensive grid assets such as transformers. In this article, a demand response mechanism based on the thermal loading of transformers, is proposed. The proposed solution is modeled as an optimization problem, where a new time of use (ToU) tariff is used to shift the EV load considering the thermal loading of transformers, thereby minimizing their accelerated aging. The simulation results show that the accelerated aging of transformers can be reduced without augmenting the existing grid.
DOI
10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3040056
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Comments
Pradhan, P., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Kothapalli, G., & Masoum, M. A. (2020). Reducing the Impacts of Electric Vehicle Charging on Power Distribution Transformers. IEEE Access, 8, 210183-210193. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3040056