Publication: Electric Vehicle charging through a photovoltaic car park connected to the grid
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2021-06-24
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2021-07-06
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This project examines the possibility and potential efficacy of a photovoltaic car park, whose intentions include the charging of electric vehicles and partial supply of power to a supermarket. The project will provide an in-depth look at the overall plant design as well as an analysis of the electric material necessary for such an installation.
Once the project´s objectives are determined, introductions to the photovoltaic energy and electric vehicle markets are made, providing context of the current situation. The environmental and socioeconomical impact that the installation may imply is also covered within the project. Afterwards, the placement of the facility is decided by carefully comparing the characteristics of the supermarket´s nearby locations.
With the location settled, there will be two case studies, CASE 1 and 2, for the charging of electric vehicles: a photovoltaic plant connected to the grid in self-consumption mode without discharge to the distribution network, and a photovoltaic plant connected to the grid in self-consumption mode with a storage system and without discharge to the distribution network, respectively.
Many factors are taken into consideration for the development of the two cases, including the variety of potential equipment to be used, the structure used to hold the photovoltaic modules and the optimal conditions for the generation of PV energy. In order to achieve the most suitable elements for the installation, the optimal arrangement of the modules and inverters and the magnitudes of the electrical equipment and materials are calculated.
With the results obtained from the calculations and simulations of both CASE 1 and 2, the efficiency of both photovoltaic circuits is contrasted, and an economic analysis is completed.
Finally, a conclusion section will be included to gauge whether or not the project would be a successful undertaking. The main conclusion reached is that it is possible to use photovoltaic energy to support the general sources of high-capacity commercial buildings. This achieves future economic benefit through a sustainable project, since CO2 emissions and other harmful elements that negatively affect climate change are significantly reduced, and contributes to the goal of substantially increasing the share of renewable energy in the global energy matrix.
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Solar energy, Photovoltaic cells, Energy consumption, Electric vehicles, Charging stations