Design of Isolated Microgrid System Considering Controllable EV Charging Demand

Sang Heon Chae, Gi Hoon Kim, Yeong-Jun Choi and Eel-Hwan Kim
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Sang Heon Chae: Electric Energy Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju-si 63243, Korea
Gi Hoon Kim: Department of Electrical Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju-si 63243, Korea
Yeong-Jun Choi: Department of Electrical Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju-si 63243, Korea
Eel-Hwan Kim: Department of Electrical Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju-si 63243, Korea

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: Microgrid construction is promoted globally to solve the problems of energy inequality in island regions and the use of fossil fuels. In the application of a microgrid system, it is important to calculate the capacities of renewable energy sources and storage systems (ESSs) to ensure economic feasibility. In some microgrids that have recently had environmental challenges, there are island regions where the policy is to consider both the installation of the microgrid system and the supplement of electric vehicles (EV). However, an EV load pattern that does not match the solar radiation pattern may increase the required ESS capacity. Therefore, in this study, we designed and analyzed a method for reducing the microgrid system cost using a controllable EV charging load without the requirements of vehicle-to-grid technology and real-time pricing. The power system operations at similar capacities of photovoltaic and ESS were shown by applying EV charging control steps in 10% increments to analyze the effect of EV charging demand control on the microgrid. As a result of the proposed simulation, the amount of renewable power generation increased by 2.8 GWh over 20 years only by moving the charging load under the same conditions. This is an effect that can reduce CO 2 by about 2.1 kTon.

Keywords: controllable load; electric vehicles; energy storage system; microgrid; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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