Power Quality Analysis for Light-Duty Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in Malta
This paper presents a power quality analysis for multiple electric vehicle charging stations of the AC-Level 2 type in a real-life case study. The data was collected with a power quality analyzer that measured the main distribution system feeding nine 7 kW charging stations in a commercial site with...
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| description | This paper presents a power quality analysis for multiple electric vehicle charging stations of the AC-Level 2 type in a real-life case study. The data was collected with a power quality analyzer that measured the main distribution system feeding nine 7 kW charging stations in a commercial site with light-duty vehicles in Malta, Europe. The relevance of this study to the specific case of Malta is accentuated by the topological challenges of the country; high density of road vehicles, with 18,000 vehicles for each square kilometer; and ambitious targets of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. Data were collected over six days on an actual charging system with real-life charging patterns. Various results are presented in this paper, including three-phase system voltages and currents, individual harmonic voltage and current components, total harmonic distortion and total current demand distortion. These measurements were compared with standardized thresholds for low-voltage equipment used in public spaces, mainly as stated in IEEE 519-2014. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2401c7227204475d815a1d999c73a8bf2023-11-18T22:51:21ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-07-011615567310.3390/en16155673Power Quality Analysis for Light-Duty Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in MaltaKris Scicluna0Brian Azzopardi1Kurt Spiteri2Institute of Engineering & Transport, Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, PLA 9032 Paola, MaltaInstitute of Engineering & Transport, Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, PLA 9032 Paola, MaltaInstitute of Engineering & Transport, Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, PLA 9032 Paola, MaltaThis paper presents a power quality analysis for multiple electric vehicle charging stations of the AC-Level 2 type in a real-life case study. The data was collected with a power quality analyzer that measured the main distribution system feeding nine 7 kW charging stations in a commercial site with light-duty vehicles in Malta, Europe. The relevance of this study to the specific case of Malta is accentuated by the topological challenges of the country; high density of road vehicles, with 18,000 vehicles for each square kilometer; and ambitious targets of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. Data were collected over six days on an actual charging system with real-life charging patterns. Various results are presented in this paper, including three-phase system voltages and currents, individual harmonic voltage and current components, total harmonic distortion and total current demand distortion. These measurements were compared with standardized thresholds for low-voltage equipment used in public spaces, mainly as stated in IEEE 519-2014.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/15/5673electric vehiclechargingpower qualityharmonic analysisType 2 chargerstotal harmonic distortion |
| spellingShingle | Kris Scicluna Brian Azzopardi Kurt Spiteri Power Quality Analysis for Light-Duty Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in Malta Energies electric vehicle charging power quality harmonic analysis Type 2 chargers total harmonic distortion |
| title | Power Quality Analysis for Light-Duty Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in Malta |
| title_full | Power Quality Analysis for Light-Duty Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in Malta |
| title_fullStr | Power Quality Analysis for Light-Duty Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in Malta |
| title_full_unstemmed | Power Quality Analysis for Light-Duty Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in Malta |
| title_short | Power Quality Analysis for Light-Duty Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in Malta |
| title_sort | power quality analysis for light duty electric vehicles a case study in malta |
| topic | electric vehicle charging power quality harmonic analysis Type 2 chargers total harmonic distortion |
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