Smart Charging of Electric Vehicles

Pia L. Kempker (), Nico M. van Dijk (), Werner Scheinhardt (), Hans Berg () and Johann Hurink ()
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Pia L. Kempker: Cyber Security & Robustness TNO
Nico M. van Dijk: University of Twente
Werner Scheinhardt: University of Twente
Hans Berg: Cyber Security & Robustness TNO
Johann Hurink: University of Twente

Chapter Chapter 14 in Markov Decision Processes in Practice, 2017, pp 387-404 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract A crucial challenge in future smart energy grids is the large-scale coordination of distributed energy generation and demand. In the last years several Demand Side Management approaches have been developed. A major drawback of these approaches is that they mainly focus on realtime control and not on planning, and hence cannot fully exploit the flexibility of e.g. electric vehicles over longer periods of time. In this chapter we investigate the optimization of charging an electric vehicle (EV). More precisely, the problem of charging an EV overnight is formulated as a Stochastic Dynamic Programming (SDP) problem. We derive an analytic solution for this SDP problem which in turn leads to a simple short-term bidding strategy. From an MDP point of view this solution has a number of special features: It leads to analytic optimal results based on order statistics. It allows for a more practical rule which can be shown to be nearly optimal. It is robust with respect to the modeling assumptions, showing little room for further improvement even when compared to a solution with perfect foresight. Numerical results with real-world data from the Belgium network show a substantial performance improvement compared to standard demand side management strategies, without significant additional complexity. (This chapter is based on Kempker et al. (Proceedings of the 9th EAI international conference on performance evaluation methodologies and tools, Valuetools 2015, Berlin, 14–16 December 2015, pp 1–8, 2016).)

Keywords: Wind Turbine; Electric Vehicle; Planning Module; Bidding Strategy; Stochastic Dynamic Program (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-47766-4_14

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