[E&E seminars] Today - Grid Impacts of Uncontrolled and Smart Electric Vehicle Charging in the Netherlands

[Jameson Twomey]

Grid Impacts of Uncontrolled and Smart Electric Vehicle Charging in the Netherlands

Remco A. Verzijlbergh

February 9

4-5 PM

E19-439H<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E19>

Description

Electric vehicle (EV) charging is expected to have a significant impact on the electric power system. Starting from car transportation patterns, different aggregated charge profiles are derived in both controlled (smart) and uncontrolled charging scenarios. These profiles are used to analyze the impacts on various parts of the power system with emphasis on the distribution networks. The main focus is to compare uncontrolled and smart charging scenarios, to get a better understanding of the value of smart charging of EVs in particular and smart grids in general.

Speaker Bio

Remco is currently working on a Ph.D. in the Energy and Industry group at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. During the past year Remco has been working in close cooperation with the Dutch distribution network operator Enexis to assess the impacts of EV charging.  His PhD research, under supervision of Marija Ilic, focuses on the integration of electric vehicles and renewable energy sources in power systems. In particular, his research addresses the question of how the flexibility offered by electric vehicles can be distributed in an optimal way among the various actors in the power system, in the light of high penetrations of renewable energy sources.

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