Effects of the Incorporation of Electric Vehicles on Protection Coordination in Microgrids
Amid growing concerns about climate change, electricity-powered transportation systems stand out as an opportunity to help in reducing fuel consumption. Electric vehicles (EVs) would connect to the grid using clean, renewable electricity; however, the interconnection between EVs and the grid brings...
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| author | Sergio D. Saldarriaga-Zuluaga Jesús M. López-Lezama Carlos David Zuluaga Ríos Alejandro Villa Jaramillo |
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| description | Amid growing concerns about climate change, electricity-powered transportation systems stand out as an opportunity to help in reducing fuel consumption. Electric vehicles (EVs) would connect to the grid using clean, renewable electricity; however, the interconnection between EVs and the grid brings about new challenges for traditional power systems. Plug-in hybrid EVs and plug-in EVs have started to become more prevalent in the system; therefore, their impacts and benefits are also of concern. Among these concerns is the detailed analysis of the impact that EVs may have on short-circuit levels in microgrid protection schemes. In this context, the main contribution of this paper is a detailed evaluation of the impact of EVs on the short-circuit levels and protection coordination schemes in microgrids. For this purpose, a methodology was proposed to measure the impact of EVs on the protection coordination schemes in microgrids using different evaluation indices. The proposed approach was validated on a benchmark IEC microgrid considering different operative scenarios that envisage several levels of EVs penetration. The results evidenced the applicability of the proposed approach and allows to conclude that the incorporation of EVs in microgids impacts the performance of the protection schemes, specifically with respect to short-circuit levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca94ac75c4db4b7eb2278b81a72c167d2023-11-23T19:32:43ZengMDPI AGWorld Electric Vehicle Journal2032-66532022-08-0113916310.3390/wevj13090163Effects of the Incorporation of Electric Vehicles on Protection Coordination in MicrogridsSergio D. Saldarriaga-Zuluaga0Jesús M. López-Lezama1Carlos David Zuluaga Ríos2Alejandro Villa Jaramillo3Departamento de Eléctrica, Facultad de Ingenieria, Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo, Calle 73 No. 73A-226, Medellín 050036, ColombiaResearch Group on Efficient Energy Management (GIMEL), Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín 050010, ColombiaDepartamento de Eléctrica, Facultad de Ingenieria, Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo, Calle 73 No. 73A-226, Medellín 050036, ColombiaDepartamento de Eléctrica, Facultad de Ingenieria, Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo, Calle 73 No. 73A-226, Medellín 050036, ColombiaAmid growing concerns about climate change, electricity-powered transportation systems stand out as an opportunity to help in reducing fuel consumption. Electric vehicles (EVs) would connect to the grid using clean, renewable electricity; however, the interconnection between EVs and the grid brings about new challenges for traditional power systems. Plug-in hybrid EVs and plug-in EVs have started to become more prevalent in the system; therefore, their impacts and benefits are also of concern. Among these concerns is the detailed analysis of the impact that EVs may have on short-circuit levels in microgrid protection schemes. In this context, the main contribution of this paper is a detailed evaluation of the impact of EVs on the short-circuit levels and protection coordination schemes in microgrids. For this purpose, a methodology was proposed to measure the impact of EVs on the protection coordination schemes in microgrids using different evaluation indices. The proposed approach was validated on a benchmark IEC microgrid considering different operative scenarios that envisage several levels of EVs penetration. The results evidenced the applicability of the proposed approach and allows to conclude that the incorporation of EVs in microgids impacts the performance of the protection schemes, specifically with respect to short-circuit levels.https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/13/9/163electric vehiclesmicrogridsovercurrent relaysprotection systems |
| spellingShingle | Sergio D. Saldarriaga-Zuluaga Jesús M. López-Lezama Carlos David Zuluaga Ríos Alejandro Villa Jaramillo Effects of the Incorporation of Electric Vehicles on Protection Coordination in Microgrids World Electric Vehicle Journal electric vehicles microgrids overcurrent relays protection systems |
| title | Effects of the Incorporation of Electric Vehicles on Protection Coordination in Microgrids |
| title_full | Effects of the Incorporation of Electric Vehicles on Protection Coordination in Microgrids |
| title_fullStr | Effects of the Incorporation of Electric Vehicles on Protection Coordination in Microgrids |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of the Incorporation of Electric Vehicles on Protection Coordination in Microgrids |
| title_short | Effects of the Incorporation of Electric Vehicles on Protection Coordination in Microgrids |
| title_sort | effects of the incorporation of electric vehicles on protection coordination in microgrids |
| topic | electric vehicles microgrids overcurrent relays protection systems |
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