Performance of a campus photovoltaic electric vehicle charging station in a temperate climate

Ayda Esfandyari; Brian Norton; Michael Conlon; Sarah J. McCormack

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2018.12.005

Performance of a campus photovoltaic electric vehicle charging station in a temperate climate

Ayda Esfandyari, Brian Norton, Michael Conlon, Sarah J. McCormack

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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A photovoltaic (PV) array can be combined with battery energy storage to satisfy the electrical demand of lightweight electric vehicles. Measured solar resource and vehicle energy consumption, together with locational, mechanical and electrical constraints were used to design a vehicle charging station comprised of a 63 m² 10.5 kW AC PV array, with a 9.6 kWh lithium-ion battery. PV output, battery charge and discharge, electricity flows were monitored over one year. Deviations between measured and calculated annual AC generation averaged to 14%. Average annual direct consumption, self-consumption and system self-sufficiency were 8.47%, 30.3% and 74.36% respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	762-771
Number of pages	10
Journal	Solar Energy
Volume	177
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.12.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019

Keywords

AC coupled PV system
Battery energy storage
Electric vehicles (EV)
Energy management controller
Photovoltaics

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Performance of a campus photovoltaic electric vehicle charging station in a temperate climate

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