Electric vehicles for renewable energy integration in isolated power systems

Yaofang Wang, Sandra Castanõ-Solis, Jesús Fraile-Ardanuy, David Jiménez, Benito Artaloytia, Roberto Álvaro-Hermana, Julia Merino

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Abstract

The introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) is another alternative to reduce GHG emissions in these isolated systems, because these vehicles are more suitable for the short average daily distances on the islands. EVs can also contribute to integrating renewable energies in these isolated systems, becoming flexible loads and helping to reduce the peak-valley ratio and flattering the energy demand curve. Additionally, the mobility characteristics in islands make them appropriate to promote the electrification of the transportation sector. Introducing V2G as an energy storage system presents advantages such as making use of large-scale distributed storage systems; the batteries of EVs present very low cost for grid operators, easy implementation, and compatibility with the environmental policy. In this work the option of charging an EV fleet as a distributed energy storage system to increase the participation of renewable energy in an isolated power system has been presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICT for Electric Vehicle Integration with the Smart Grid
PublisherInstitution of Engineering and Technology
Pages285-316
Number of pages32
ISBN (Electronic)9781785617621
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • Air pollution control
  • Distributed energy storage system
  • Distributed power generation
  • Electric vehicle charging
  • Electric vehicles
  • Energy demand
  • EV fleet
  • GHG emission reduction
  • Isolated power systems
  • Mobility characteristics
  • Renewable energy
  • Renewable energy sources
  • Transportation
  • Transportation sector
  • V2G
  • Vehicle-to-grid

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