Feasibility of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations from MV/LV Stations in Small Cities

Roman Sikora, Łukasz Krajewski, Andrzej Popenda and Ewa Korzeniewska ()
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Roman Sikora: Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer and Control Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 18, 90-537 Lodz, Poland
Łukasz Krajewski: PSE S.A., Warszawska Street 165, 05-520 Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland
Andrzej Popenda: Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Częstochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 17, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland
Ewa Korzeniewska: Institute of Electrical Engineering Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer and Control Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 18, 90-537 Lodz, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 24, 1-16

Abstract: Care about the environment is one of the key issues faced by engineers. Among the solutions conducive for reducing CO 2 and NO x emissions from road transport is the introduction of electric cars. At the same time, it requires taking care of the infrastructure enabling the charging of electric vehicles in large as well small towns. Since December 2021, an amendment to the Act on Electromobility and Alternative Fuels has been forced in Poland. It introduced the obligation to design and construct buildings in a way that allows the installation of charging stations for electric vehicles. The article proposes a technical criterion for selecting a substation to connect an EV charging station. The criterion was based on the maximum apparent power determined from the transformer’s annual load profile. The transformer profiles were developed using data from the advanced metering infrastructure system with which MV/LV substations are equipped. Thirty-eight of the fifty-five stations were selected for analysis due to insufficient measurement data. In addition to the technical criterion, a social and economic criterion was used to select the location of electric vehicle charging stations.

Keywords: charging stations; electric vehicle; load profile; location of charging stations (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: 2024
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