Deterministic power management strategy for fast charging station with integrated energy storage system

Abstract

With the increasing expansion of fast-charging stations (FCS) and the emergence of high-power electric vehicles (EVs), the development of management strategies to address potential grid disturbances becomes necessary. In this context, this paper proposes an optimized power management strategy for an FCS with integrated battery energy storage systems (BESS). The proposed strategy aims to monitor the variation in AC voltage at the point of common coupling (PCC) and the state of charge (SOC) of the BESS, with the objective of establishing a deterministic formulation to find the optimal instantaneous BESS power level. Therefore, by using the proposed approach, it is possible to compensate for potential fluctuations in AC voltage while maintaining the BESS SOC at appropriate levels. The results are obtained through a real-time hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platform to verify the system behavior under distinct parameters or operating conditions. These results demonstrate the control flexibility by prioritizing the AC voltage regulation or the BESS charging. Furthermore, the impact of the proposed power management strategy is investigated by performing a comparison with the system without BESS integration. It is observed that the proposed control strategy effectively regulates the PCC voltage and maintains it within acceptable limits.