Abstract
With the increased focus on Electric Vehicles (EV) research and the potential benefits they bring for smart grid
applications, there is a growing need for an evaluation platform connected to the electricity grid. This paper addresses the design
of an EV test bed, which using real EV components and communication interfaces, is able to respond in real-time to
smart grid control signals. The EV test bed is equipped with a Lithium-ion battery pack, a Battery Management System (BMS),
a charger and a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) unit for feeding power back to the grid. The designed solution serves as a
multifunctional grid-interactive EV, which a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) or a generic EV coordinator could use for testing different
control strategies, such as EV contribution to regulating power reserves. The EV coordination is realized using the IEC 61850
modeling standard in the communication. Regulating power requests from the Danish TSO are used as a proof-of-concept, to
demonstrate the EV test bed power response. Test results have proven the capability to respond to frequent power control
requests and they reveal the potential EV ability for contributing to regulating power reserves.
applications, there is a growing need for an evaluation platform connected to the electricity grid. This paper addresses the design
of an EV test bed, which using real EV components and communication interfaces, is able to respond in real-time to
smart grid control signals. The EV test bed is equipped with a Lithium-ion battery pack, a Battery Management System (BMS),
a charger and a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) unit for feeding power back to the grid. The designed solution serves as a
multifunctional grid-interactive EV, which a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) or a generic EV coordinator could use for testing different
control strategies, such as EV contribution to regulating power reserves. The EV coordination is realized using the IEC 61850
modeling standard in the communication. Regulating power requests from the Danish TSO are used as a proof-of-concept, to
demonstrate the EV test bed power response. Test results have proven the capability to respond to frequent power control
requests and they reveal the potential EV ability for contributing to regulating power reserves.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Publication date | 2012 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781467327275 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | 2012 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, United States Duration: 22 Jul 2012 → 26 Jul 2012 http://pes-gm.org/2012/ https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/6330648/proceeding |
Conference
| Conference | 2012 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting |
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| Location | Manchester Grand Hyatt |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Diego |
| Period | 22/07/2012 → 26/07/2012 |
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Keywords
- Electric vehicles
- Test Bed
- Regulating power
- Virtual Power Plant
