A critical review of electric vehicle charging using solar photovoltaic. (23rd December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bhatti, Abdul Rauf; Salam, Zainal; Aziz, Mohd Junaidi Bin Abdul; Yee, Kong Pui
• Is Part Of: International journal of energy research. Volume 40:Number 4(2016)
• Page Start: 439
• Page End: 461
• Publication Date: 2015-12-23
• Subjects: electric vehicle (EV) charging system -- photovoltaic (PV) system -- PV‐EV charging -- PV‐standalone charging -- PV‐grid charging -- energy storage unit (ESU) -- battery management system (BMS) -- state of charge (SOC); Power resources -- Periodicals; Power (Mechanics) -- Periodicals; Power resources -- Research -- Periodicals; 621.042
• DOI: 10.1002/er.3472
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-907X

Abstract

Summary: The application of renewable sources such as solar photovoltaic (PV) to charge electric vehicle (EV) is an interesting option that offers numerous technical and economic opportunities. By combining the emission‐free EV with the low carbon PV power generation, the problems related to the greenhouse gases due to the internal combustion engines can be reduced. Over the years, numerous papers, including several review work, have been published on EV charging using the grid electricity. However, there seems to be an absence of a review paper on EV charging using the PV as one of the energy sources. With growing interest in this topic, this review summarizes and updates some of the important aspects of the PV‐EV charging. For the benefit of a wider audience, it provides the background on the EV fundamentals, batteries and a brief overview on the PV systems. Two types of PV‐EV charging, namely the PV‐grid and the PV‐standalone, are comprehensively covered. Moreover, a case study is carried out in comparison to the grid‐only charging to critically analyse the technical and the economical feasibilities of both types using Matlab simulation. At the end, recommendations and future directions are presented. It is envisaged that the material gathered in this paper will be a valuable source of information for the researchers working on this topic. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Abstract : Among various EV charging systems studied in this paper, PV‐grid is a more reliable and profitable system. Using dc common bus in the system and applying rule‐based heuristic strategies may improve the charging mechanism. Decentralized coordinated control is a better approach to manage available energy as well as to give autonomy to EV owner for quick and immediate charging.