Optimal location for recharging Electric vehicles on a medium voltage Network

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https://doi.org/10.15649/2346030X.2713

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electric vehicle, co-simulation, genetic algorithm, optimization

Abstract

In this paper, a methodology for optimal placement of charging stations using cosimulation is presented. The electrical system is modeled in DigSILENT PowerFactory. The optimization algorithm is implemented in Matlab. The challenge of this problem is to define a gateway to communicate Matlab with DigSILENT PowerFactory. Matlab is used to develop the Optimal Location of Recharging Stations (UOER) algorithm, since it has excellent tools that allow data analysis and algorithm development. The network is implemented in DigSILENT PowerFactory for its excellent analysis in power system simulations. The proposed algorithm is a hybrid algorithm consisting of two criteria where the first is the exhaustive search method, which evaluates all possible solutions and chooses the best solution among all, on the other hand, the second criterion is based on elitism, which is to select the best solutions, and move them to the next generation without any alteration. The algorithm developed is a heuristic algorithm which does not guarantee that the optimal solution will be found; however, it is shown that for study cases the system allows finding the optimal solution. With this work, it will be possible in the future to provide services to any network operator or entity that has a distribution system, and to find the optimal location of recharging stations.

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Published

2022-01-01

How to Cite

[1]
M. J. Silva-Rodríguez, F. A. Vega-Torres, and J. E. Solano-Martínez, “Optimal location for recharging Electric vehicles on a medium voltage Network”, AiBi Revista de Investigación, Administración e Ingeniería, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 75–84, Jan. 2022.

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