Decentralized Vehicle-to-Grid Control for Primary Frequency Regulation Considering Charging Demands

Abstract

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) control has the potential to provide frequency regulation service for power system operation from electric vehicles (EVs). In this paper, a decentralized V2G control (DVC) method is proposed for EVs to participate in primary frequency control considering charging demands from EV customers. When an EV customer wants to maintain the residual state of charge (SOC) of the EV battery, a V2G control strategy, called battery SOC holder (BSH), is performed to maintain the battery energy around the residual SOC along with adaptive frequency droop control. If the residual battery energy is not enough for next trip, the customer needs to charge the EV to higher SOC level. Then, a smart charging method, called charging with frequency regulation (CFR), is developed to achieve scheduled charging and provide frequency regulation at the same time. Simulations on a two-area interconnected power system with wind power integration have shown the effectiveness of the proposed method.