Interface and Network Infrastructure to Support EV Participation in Smart Grids
Reference Number
EP/L00089X/1
Title
Interface and Network Infrastructure to Support EV Participation in Smart Grids
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Energy Efficiency(Transport)
Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution)
Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution)
Research Types
Basic and strategic applied research
Science and Technology Fields
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Dr SJ Finney
Institute for Energy and Environment
University of Strathclyde
Institute for Energy and Environment
University of Strathclyde
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
EPSRC
Start Date
01 July 2013
End Date
31 May 2017
Duration
47 months
Total Grant Value
£940,888
Industrial Sectors
Energy
Region
Scotland
Programme
Energy : Energy
Investigators
Principal Investigator
Dr SJ Finney, Institute for Energy and Environment, University of Strathclyde
Other Investigator
Professor T Green, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London
Dr PD Mitcheson, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London
Dr L Xu, Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast
Dr PD Mitcheson, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London
Dr L Xu, Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast
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Objectives
Abstract
This project will investigate new technologies that can support high levels of electric vehicle (EV) charging and deliver the benefits that flexible charging can bring for electricity supply and the integration of renewable generation.Electric Vehicles (EVs) are a central part of transport and energy policy for many nations. They represent a key pathway for reducing petroleum dependence and promoting transportation sustainability (provided the electricity generation mix has been successfully decarbonised). If EVs displace most petroleum vehicles then they will represent a very significant new and additional demand to be serviced via electricity networks. EVs also present opportunities for power network operation; their charging also represents a very large discretionary load that can be managed to provide Smart Grid services and assist the integration of clean energy.EV integration can also contribute industrial economic growth and high quality employment. A recent study for the UK Department for Business Innovation and Skills identified a potential for 130GW annual installation of power electronics for EV in the UK and perhaps 5,000 GW worldwide. This level of installation presents huge opportunities both for energy savings (even relatively modest efficiency gains in each installation will aggregate to large energy savings) and for economic benefits from the design and manufacture of high valued-added power electronic system
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