Review of Fast Charging for Electrified Transport: Demand, Technology, Systems, and Planning

Graham Town, Seyedfoad Taghizadeh and Sara Deilami
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Graham Town: School of Engineering, University of Waikato, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand
Seyedfoad Taghizadeh: School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
Sara Deilami: School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-30

Abstract: As the number and range of electric vehicles in use increases, and the size of batteries in those vehicles increases, the demand for fast and ultra-fast charging infrastructure is also expected to increase. The growth in the fast charging infrastructure raises a number of challenges to be addressed; primarily, high peak loads and their impacts on the electricity network. This paper reviews fast and ultra-fast charging technology and systems from a number of perspectives, including the following: current and expected trends in fast charging demand; the particular temporal and spatial characteristics of electricity demand associated with fast charging; the devices and circuit technologies commonly used in fast chargers; the potential system impacts of fast charging on the electricity distribution network and methods for managing those impacts; methods for long-term planning of fast charging facilities; finally, expected future developments in fast charging technology and systems.

Keywords: fast charging; ultra-fast charging; electric vehicles (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: 2022
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