Impact of Electric Vehicles on Residential Power Grid: An Educational Review
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Tampa, Florida
- Publication Date
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June 15, 2019
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June 15, 2019
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June 19, 2019
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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4
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Energy Conversion and Conservation
- Page Count
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16
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--32928
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https://peer.asee.org/32928
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1764
Paper Authors
Mitch J. Campion University of North Dakota
Mitch earned a M.S. Electrical Engineering from the University of North Dakota in 2018. His research focused on data mining and informative analytical methods for smart grid applications in power systems. Mitch also focused research effort on development projects for swarms of unmanned aircraft systems. Mitch is currently an Electrical Engineer at United Technologies (UTC) Aerospace Systems.
Hossein Salehfar University of North Dakota
Dr. Hossein Salehfar received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and his Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) degrees both in electrical engineering from the Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He was a research assistant with the Electric Power Institute at Texas A&M University during 1985-1990. He was an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Clarkson University in New York during 1990-1995. Since 1995 he has been with the Department of Electrical Engineering at University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, where he is now a full Professor. Dr. Salehfar served as the Interim Chair of the UND Department of Electrical Engineering from 2010 to 2012 and as the Director of Engineering Ph.D. Programs for several years. Dr. Salehfar worked as a consultant for the New York Power Pool in New York and electric utilities and coal industries in the State of North Dakota. Dr. Salehfar has had active and externally funded multidisciplinary research projects funded by various government and private organizations. He has worked on a number of projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Some of the projects that he has worked on include microgrids, alternative and renewable energy systems, fuel cell technologies, power electronics, electric drives and electric vehicles, wireless power transmission, neuro-fuzzy intelligent systems, smart grid and conventional electric power and energy systems, power systems reliability, engineering systems reliability and security, power systems production costing, energy and load management programs, and energy efficiency. He has supervised several Ph.D. and master’s level graduate students and has published his research work extensively in various national and international journals, conferences, and books. During the past several years, Dr. Salehfar has developed and taught numerous courses at undergraduate and graduate levels including various power systems courses, alternative and renewable energy systems, electric drives, power electronics, power and other engineering systems reliability performance and evaluation, engineering statistical data collection and analytics, electric circuits, senior design courses and projects, electromagnetics, control systems, signal processing, signals and systems, etc. Dr. Salehfar has served as an active reviewer of proposals and manuscripts for the National Science Foundation (NSF), the IEEE, various Power Electronics Conferences and several international journals, conferences, and publications. He is a professional member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a senior member of the IEEE. For more details on Dr. Salehfar’s research work please visit http://www.h2power.und.edu
Prakash Ranganathan University of North Dakota
Dr. Ranganathan is an Assistanr Professor in Electrical Engineering at University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota. His research interests are in Engineering Education, and Distance Engineering Models, Wireless Sensor Networks, Smart Grid and Software Engineering areas. He is an active IEEE Senior Member.
Abstract
As technology improves, auto industry is rapidly moving toward and focusing on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and all electric vehicles (EVs). These technologies have the potential to aid in clean energy efforts and alleviate environmental concerns caused by fossil fuels and combustion engines. The new transportation technologies are beginning to disrupt the automotive industry and are poised to capture increasing market shares. At the same time, combustion engine-based transportation infrastructure is expected to shrink and diminish. Vocational schools and institutions of higher education are introducing programs to educate and prepare students as informed citizens of the new electrification technology or as professionals with career interests in the electric vehicle industry. As a first step toward exposure to and education on the new electric vehicle technology this paper surveys the penetration of PHEVs and EVs into the electric power grid. As the availability of EVs increases, the effect they will have on utility power demand is a relevant topic of education and research. As EVs rely heavily on power provided by the utility electricity grid, stable and reliable operation of the grid under increasing penetration of EV charging load needs to be understood. This paper examines the infrastructure and specifications related to charging of EVs and surveys the existing literature regarding potential impacts of EV load penetration on the residential power grid. The paper serves as a classroom reference project on educational material and investigative studies on relevant technologies.
Campion, M. J., & Salehfar, H., & Ranganathan, P. (2019, June), Impact of Electric Vehicles on Residential Power Grid: An Educational Review Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32928
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