Vehicle to Grid Services: Potential and Applications

Mehrdad Ehsani, Milad Falahi and Saeed Lotfifard
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Mehrdad Ehsani: Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Milad Falahi: Consulting and analysis, Itron Inc., Davis, CA 95616, USA
Saeed Lotfifard: Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA

Energies, 2012, vol. 5, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: Electric Vehicle (EV) technology is expected to take a major share in the light-vehicle market in the coming decades . Charging of EVs will put an extra burden on the distribution grid and in some cases adjustments will need to be made. On the other hand, EVs have the potential to support the grid under various conditions. This paper studies possible potential and applications of Vehicle to Grid (V2G) services, including active power services, which discharge the EV batteries, and power quality services, which do not engage the battery or require only small amounts of battery charge. The advantages and disadvantages of each service and the likelihood that a given service will be effective and beneficial for the grid in the future are discussed. Further, the infrastructure cost, duration, and value of V2G services are compared qualitatively.

Keywords: electric vehicle; plug-in hybrid vehicle; power quality; reactive power (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: 2012
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