Optimal Operation of Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Parking Lots Considering Different Photovoltaic Technologies

Mahsa Z. Farahmand, Sara Javadi, Sayyed Muhammad Bagher Sadati, Hannu Laaksonen and Miadreza Shafie-khah
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Mahsa Z. Farahmand: Department of Electrical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran 19697-64499, Iran
Sara Javadi: School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa, FI-65200 Vaasa, Finland
Sayyed Muhammad Bagher Sadati: National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Iranian Central Oil Fields Company (ICOFC), West Oil and Gas Production Company (WOGPC), Kermanshah 67146-77745, Iran
Hannu Laaksonen: School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa, FI-65200 Vaasa, Finland
Miadreza Shafie-khah: School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa, FI-65200 Vaasa, Finland

Clean Technol., 2021, vol. 3, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: The performance of electric vehicles and their abilities to reduce fossil fuel consumption and air pollution on one hand and the use of photovoltaic (PV) panels in energy production, on the other hand, has encouraged parking lot operators (PLO) to participate in the energy market to gain more profit. However, there are several challenges such as different technologies of photovoltaic panels that make the problem complex in terms of installation cost, efficiency, available output power and dependency on environmental temperature. Therefore, the aim of this study is to maximize the PLO’s operational profit under the time of use energy pricing scheme by investigating the effects of different PV panel technologies on energy production and finding the best strategy for optimal operation of PVs and electric vehicle (EV) parking lots which is achieved by means of market and EV owners’ interaction. For the accurate investigation, four different PV panel technologies are considered in different seasons, with significant differences in daylight times, in Helsinki, Finland.

Keywords: solar-powered electric vehicle parking lots; different PV technologies; PLO’s profit; uncertainties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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