Experimental Analysis of Residential Photovoltaic (PV) and Electric Vehicle (EV) Systems in Terms of Annual Energy Utilization

Wojciech Cieslik, Filip Szwajca, Wojciech Golimowski and Andrew Berger
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Wojciech Cieslik: Department of Combustion Engines and Powertrains, Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, sq. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 5, 60–965 Poznan, Poland
Filip Szwajca: Department of Combustion Engines and Powertrains, Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, sq. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 5, 60–965 Poznan, Poland
Wojciech Golimowski: Department of Agroengineering and Quality Analysis, Faculty of Engineering and Economics, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Komandorska 180/120 Street, 53–345 Wroclaw, Poland
Andrew Berger: Department of Physics and Engineering, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA 18510, USA

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: Electrification of powertrain systems offers numerous advantages in the global trend in vehicular applications. A wide range of energy sources and zero-emission propulsion in the tank to wheel significantly add to electric vehicles’ (EV) attractiveness. This paper presents analyses of the energy balance between micro-photovoltaic (PV) installation and small electric vehicle in real conditions. It is based on monitoring PV panel’s energy production and car electricity consumption. The methodology included energy data from real household PV installation (the most common renewable energy source in Poland), electric vehicle energy consumption during real driving conditions, and drivetrain operating parameters, all collected over a period of one year by indirect measuring. A correlation between energy produced by the micro-PV installation and small electric car energy consumption was described. In the Winter, small electric car energy consumption amounted to 14.9 kWh per 100 km and was 14% greater than summer, based on test requirements of real driving conditions. The 4.48 kW PV installation located in Pozna? produced 4101 kWh energy in 258 days. The calculation indicated 1406 kWh energy was available for EV charging after household electricity consumption subtraction. The zero-emission daily distance analysis was done by the simplified method.

Keywords: energy consumption; real driving conditions; electric vehicle; solar panels; energy flow; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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