Design and Feasibility Analysis of Hybrid Energy-Based Electric Vehicle Charging Station
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https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.3713Keywords:
Electric vehicle charging station, hybrid energy system, sus- tainability in transportation, techno-economic assessment, and optimum sizing.Abstract
Mobility has been changing precipitously in recent years. With the increasing
number of electric vehicles (EV), travel-sharing continues to grow, and ulti-
mately, autonomous vehicles (AV) move into municipal fleets. These changes
require a new, distributed, digitalised energy system, maintenance, and grow-
ing electrification in transportation. This paper proposes the designing of an
Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) by using hybrid energy sources
such as solar PV, wind, and diesel generator. The proposed system is math-
ematically modelled and designed using the Hybrid Optimization Model for
Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER). The system is analysed and assessed
in both autonomous mode and grid-connected mode of operation. The opti-
mum sizing, energy yields of the system in each case is elaborated, and the
best configuration is found for design. The variations in Levelized Cost Of
the Energy (LCOE), Net Present Cost (NPC), initial cost, and operating cost
of the various configuration are presented. From the results, it is observed that
the grid-connected EVCS is more economical than the autonomous EVCS.
Further, a sensitivity analysis of the EVCS is also performed.
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