EV charging approaches in remote regions - Analysis of capacity, cost and logistics
(2023) In CODEN:LUTEDX/TEIE EIEM01 20231Industrial Electrical Engineering and Automation
- Abstract
- With countries across the world finding pathways to counter CO2 emissions, sustainable mobility has become a critical topic for leaders, policymakers, and industries. The development of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV’s) is seen as an important and effective way through which reliance on fossil fuels and thereby related CO2 emissions can be reduced. Statistics show that the number EV’s on the roads are expected to increase at a very high rate. However, the lack of access to charging stations could prove to be an obstacle for the growth of the EV market and the charging infrastructure must develop simultaneously along with the growth of EV’s. Power grids would need to undergo a major overhaul to support the charging infrastructure, in... (More)
- With countries across the world finding pathways to counter CO2 emissions, sustainable mobility has become a critical topic for leaders, policymakers, and industries. The development of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV’s) is seen as an important and effective way through which reliance on fossil fuels and thereby related CO2 emissions can be reduced. Statistics show that the number EV’s on the roads are expected to increase at a very high rate. However, the lack of access to charging stations could prove to be an obstacle for the growth of the EV market and the charging infrastructure must develop simultaneously along with the growth of EV’s. Power grids would need to undergo a major overhaul to support the charging infrastructure, in particular infrastructure for fast charging and this process could take many years. The aim of this research is to look at solutions which can be implemented in a short period of time by operating with either a weak grid connection or without any grid support. After carrying out an extensive literature review, this paper investigates the feasibility of charging batteries or generating hydrogen from energy parks in remote locations and using electric trucks for transportation of the same to the charging station. The results show that using ESS packs is more favorable over hydrogen when the distance between the energy park and the station is less while hydrogen performs better when both the overall energy demand and the distance between the energy park and the station is higher. Further on, the sensitivity analysis for both solutions shows that varying certain parameters could help in making the ESS or Hydrogen system more feasible even during unfavorable conditions. With results showing a good scope for both the systems and recent implementation of weak grid ESS powered stations, further analysis can be undertaken to see if these systems work effectively in other industries like the telecom industry. (Less)
- Popular Abstract
- Governments, policy makers and industries are working collectively to find ways for reducing CO2 emissions across the industrial spectrum. The automotive industry, which has contributed extensively to the overall CO2 emissions globally, is finding solutions to tackling this by enhancing the development of upcoming technologies like Battery powered electric vehicles (BEV). By the end of this decade, the number of electric vehicles (EV) worldwide are expected to reach 240-250 million with BEV accounting for 75% of these vehicles while the rest being plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCEV). The rapid rise in the number of EV would result in the requirement for charging infrastructure to develop over a short period of time. This... (More)
- Governments, policy makers and industries are working collectively to find ways for reducing CO2 emissions across the industrial spectrum. The automotive industry, which has contributed extensively to the overall CO2 emissions globally, is finding solutions to tackling this by enhancing the development of upcoming technologies like Battery powered electric vehicles (BEV). By the end of this decade, the number of electric vehicles (EV) worldwide are expected to reach 240-250 million with BEV accounting for 75% of these vehicles while the rest being plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCEV). The rapid rise in the number of EV would result in the requirement for charging infrastructure to develop over a short period of time. This poses a challenge since grid upgrades take some years to complete and hence will delay the installation of charging stations in remote areas especially.
By keeping Sweden as a country of reference, this paper is an exploratory study that looks at the feasibility of installing EV chargers over a short duration in areas where the grid is either weak or completely absent. After carrying out an extensive literature review, the paper investigates two solutions, battery and hydrogen which are either charged/produced in a renewable energy park and transported to the charging station using electric trucks.
The solutions are analyzed by developing two excel based models which show the energy flows along with the CAPEX and OPEX involved for the components in the solution. The analysis shows that battery-based solutions yield profitable results when the distance between the charging station and the energy park is low while hydrogen solutions work more effectively and yield profitable results when the distance between the charging station and the energy park is higher. These unfavorable results in the battery solution are attributed to the high transportation costs that arise from the weight limits of the trucks. Furthermore, the systems in the modelled hydrogen solution are oversized due to which unfavorable results are obtained for low demands while transportation costs do not play a major role in the hydrogen solution. The sensitivity analysis shows that by tweaking certain parameters for either of these solutions, profitable scenarios are obtained for conditions which were initially deemed unfavorable.
Through the exploratory study, it is said that these solutions have the potential to be installed in remote parts of Sweden with battery solutions expected to be implemented before hydrogen owing to the maturity of the technology. For achieving synergies, energy park operators should not restrict themselves to working with charging stations solely as the mentioned solutions have the potential to be implemented in other industries like the telecom industry. (Less)
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- Ordóñez Marín, Juan LU and Ahamed, Farhaan
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- course
- EIEM01 20231
- year
- 2023
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- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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- CODEN:LUTEDX/TEIE
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- 5503
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- English
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- 9129659
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abstract = {{With countries across the world finding pathways to counter CO2 emissions, sustainable mobility has become a critical topic for leaders, policymakers, and industries. The development of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV’s) is seen as an important and effective way through which reliance on fossil fuels and thereby related CO2 emissions can be reduced. Statistics show that the number EV’s on the roads are expected to increase at a very high rate. However, the lack of access to charging stations could prove to be an obstacle for the growth of the EV market and the charging infrastructure must develop simultaneously along with the growth of EV’s. Power grids would need to undergo a major overhaul to support the charging infrastructure, in particular infrastructure for fast charging and this process could take many years. The aim of this research is to look at solutions which can be implemented in a short period of time by operating with either a weak grid connection or without any grid support. After carrying out an extensive literature review, this paper investigates the feasibility of charging batteries or generating hydrogen from energy parks in remote locations and using electric trucks for transportation of the same to the charging station. The results show that using ESS packs is more favorable over hydrogen when the distance between the energy park and the station is less while hydrogen performs better when both the overall energy demand and the distance between the energy park and the station is higher. Further on, the sensitivity analysis for both solutions shows that varying certain parameters could help in making the ESS or Hydrogen system more feasible even during unfavorable conditions. With results showing a good scope for both the systems and recent implementation of weak grid ESS powered stations, further analysis can be undertaken to see if these systems work effectively in other industries like the telecom industry.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
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