Electric Vehicle Charging Station Based on Photovoltaic Energy with or without the Support of a Fuel Cell–Electrolyzer Unit

Florentina Magda Enescu, Fernando Georgel Birleanu, Maria Simona Raboaca, Mircea Raceanu, Nicu Bizon () and Phatiphat Thounthong
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Florentina Magda Enescu: Faculty of Electronics, Communication and Computers, University of Pitesti, 110040 Pitesti, Romania
Fernando Georgel Birleanu: Faculty of Electronics, Communication and Computers, University of Pitesti, 110040 Pitesti, Romania
Maria Simona Raboaca: Faculty of Electronics, Communication and Computers, University of Pitesti, 110040 Pitesti, Romania
Mircea Raceanu: Faculty of Electronics, Communication and Computers, University of Pitesti, 110040 Pitesti, Romania
Nicu Bizon: Faculty of Electronics, Communication and Computers, University of Pitesti, 110040 Pitesti, Romania
Phatiphat Thounthong: Renewable Energy Research Centre (RERC), Department of Teacher Training in Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technical Education, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, 1518 Pracharat 1 Road, Wongsawang, Bangsue, Bangkok 10800, Thailand

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-19

Abstract: The transport sector generates more than 35% of total CO 2 emissions. Electric vehicles are the future of transportation systems, and the demand for electric vehicles has grown considerably in the last few years due to government support. Companies worldwide are investing heavily in electric car charging stations based on renewable energy. This research study presents a complete design (including an appropriate energy management strategy) for a photovoltaic energy-based electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) with or without the support of a fuel cell and electrolyzer system. The parameters considered for designing the necessary capacity of the battery pack to support the required load are relative to the location-specific solar radiation (using RETScreen ® Clean Energy Management Software, Version 9.0, Government of Canada, Toronto, Canada), the efficiency of the solar panel, the used strategy, etc. The battery capacity in the EVCS design based on a power-following strategy is about 20 times smaller than that resulting in the reference design. Additionally, the cost for an EVCS design based on a power-following strategy is almost half that resulting in the reference design. An analysis of the power-following strategy was carried out according to three EVCS operating scenarios.

Keywords: microgrids; renewable energy; energy management strategy; electric vehicle; charging station (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: 2023
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