A Method for Assessing the Feasibility of Integrating Planned Unidirectional EV Chargers into the Distribution Grid: A Case Study in Danang, Vietnam

Nam Hoai Nguyen, Quynh T. Tran (), Thao V. Nguyen, Nam Tran, Leon Roose, Saeed Sepasi and Maria Luisa Di Silvestre ()
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Nam Hoai Nguyen: Institute of Energy Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam
Quynh T. Tran: Institute of Energy Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam
Thao V. Nguyen: Institute of Energy Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam
Nam Tran: Electrical & Electronic Faculty, Hanoi Vocational College of High Technology, Hanoi 12009, Vietnam
Leon Roose: Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Saeed Sepasi: Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Maria Luisa Di Silvestre: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: The journey towards transportation electrification started with electric vehicles and has attracted more and more attention on a global scale in recent years. EVs are seen as a substantial, effective, and urgent solution for transportation electrification. In this paper, we investigate the operation requirements for integrating charger stations into the distribution grid in Vietnam. We also propose a simple evaluation method for assessing the feasibility of integrating planned unidirectional EV chargers into the distribution grid. The assessment method is applied to two main distribution feeders in Danang, Vietnam, where the new charger stations are already planned to be deployed in 2025 and 2030. The results showed that with addition of pre-planned EV chargers, both feeders still meet operation requirements in 2025 and 2030. However, the feeder with voltage indices close to the limit needs to be considered for an upgrade in configuration.

Keywords: electric vehicles; unidirectional charger; distribution grid; fast chargers (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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