Abstract: This paper presents a microgrid (MG) energy management strategy by considering renewable energy and battery storage systems. Renewable energy, including wind power generation and solar power generation, is integrated into the distribution network, for which is formulated the optimal dispatch model of mixed-power generation by considering the charging/discharging scheduling of battery ...

Li-ion batteries are widely used in a variety of products ranging from consumer gadgets such as cell phones and laptops to electric vehicles. Their popularity can be attributed to high energy density and minimal maintenance. Charging these batteries can take anywhere from a few hours for low powered gadgets to many hours for high powered automobiles. Although theoretically possible, fast chargi...

Smart grids have been introduced to replace conventional power distribution systems without real time monitoring for accommodating the future market penetration of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). When a large number of PEVs require simultaneous battery charging, charging coordination techniques have become one of the most critical factors to optimize the PEV charging performance and the conve...

To increase the appeal of electric vehicles, the trend is to shorten the charging time and to lengthen the autonomy. The new ultrafast charge compatible battery on lithium-titanate gives the best compromise between high power and energy densities. The main objective of the contribution is to demonstrate the state-of-the-art of the fast charged electric vehicles and propose an evaluation tool fo...

Solar energy, despite being inexhaustible, has a major shortcoming; it is intermittent. As a result, there’s a need for it to be stored for later use. The widely used energy storage in photovoltaic system applications is the leadacid battery and the knowledge of its state-of-charge (SOC) is important in effecting efficient control and energy management. However, SOC cannot be measured while the...

Battery maintainers are widely used in marine and ground vehicles whose batteries have cycles of operation involving long periods of non-active life. Durability of such batteries, without proper maintenance, does not exceed one year. Extension of the battery life-time requires very thorough monitoring and periodic, preferably automatic recharging to replenish lost charge due to battery selfdisc...

A battery-charging system for stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) applications is presented. Advantages of the proposed method are: better exploitation of the available PV energy by means of a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique employed in the control algorithm, increased battery lifetime due to higher level state of charge operation, and the charging control process does not depend on acc...

Flexibility in plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging can reduce PEV charging costs. Moreover, controlled PEV charging can be viewed as a limited form of energy storage, insomuch as charging loads are shifted from high-cost periods to lower-cost ones. Energy storage that is used for generation shifting is used in much the same manner. In this paper, we study these benefits of PEV charging, dem...

A sustainable microgrid for supplying power to electric vehicles (EVs) is investigated in this thesis. The energy produced by the microgrid would be directly transferred to the electric vehicles via on-road charging systems. The proposed sustainable microgrid is located on the roadside and consists of wind turbines, solar panels and a stationary storage system. The optimum sizing, the topology ...