Abstract
One of the key solutions to address the issue of energy efficiency and sustainable mobility is to integrate plug-in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and photovoltaic (PV) systems. The research proposes a comprehensive EV infrastructure planning and analysis tool (EVI-PAT) with solar power generation for micro-scale projects for the deployment of EV Charging Stations (EVCS). For the evaluation of the proposed infrastructure, a case study of Qatar University (QU) campus is chosen for the integration of the EV charging infrastructure and PV power generation to evaluate the performance of the presented framework. The model estimates the EV adoption and the number of vehicles based on the inputs related to the country’s EV adoption, campus vehicle count, and driving behavior. Economic and environmental indicators are used for evaluating policy choices. The findings in the paper show that the proposed planning framework can find the optimum staging plan for EV and PV infrastructure based on the policy choices. The staging plan optimizes the sizes and times of installing EVCSs combined with solar PV keeping the EV-PV project at maximum economic and environmental targets. The optimum policy can affect the optimum power infrastructure limit to maximize the economic benefit by the solar tariff.
Highlights
With the exhaustion of fossil fuel reservoirs, the experts are formulating policies over the globe for emission reduction considering transportation electrification
The number of electric vehicles still accounts for a low proportion of total vehicles, and the EV industry relies on government subsidies and advocacy
The charging infrastructure type affects EV adoption for a country-size case study performed in the United Kingdom (UK)
Summary
With the exhaustion of fossil fuel reservoirs, the experts are formulating policies over the globe for emission reduction considering transportation electrification. The number of electric vehicles still accounts for a low proportion of total vehicles, and the EV industry relies on government subsidies and advocacy Because of this early stage, any initial investment in the charging stations to address all issues related to charging may lead to unnecessary financial expenditure [2]. When planning for the future number of charging infrastructure, overestimating the number of chargers can lead to grid violations while underestimating can cause a risk of EV users’ inconvenience [3]. These risks can affect the EV adoption and market, affecting the investments in infrastructure that may be used inefficiently. The study does not cover the effect of increasing the number of chargers at one working place on the charging behavior or the EV adoption
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