Optimal Design of a Diesel-PV-Wind-Battery-Hydro Pumped POWER system with the Integration of ELECTRIC vehicles in a Colombian Community

This article proposes a novel design methodology for hybrid isolated microgrids, integrating electric vehicles (EV) as additional loads and also as additional storage systems in the microgrid design stage. The proposed method highlights the application of electric vehicles in rural environments. Two...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 23; p. 4542
Main Authors Ruiz, Semaria, Patiño, Julian, Marquez-Ruiz, Alejandro, Espinosa, Jairo, Duque, Eduardo, Ortiz, Paola
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 2019
Subjects
Alternative energy sources
Charging
Costs
Distributed generation
Electric power systems
Electric vehicles
Electricity
Electricity distribution
Emission standards
Emissions
Energy resources
Generators
Optimization
Rural areas
Rural environments
Stress concentration
Transportation services
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Summary:This article proposes a novel design methodology for hybrid isolated microgrids, integrating electric vehicles (EV) as additional loads and also as additional storage systems in the microgrid design stage. The proposed method highlights the application of electric vehicles in rural environments. Two types of electric vehicles were considered: (1) EV that only operate in charging mode; and (2) EV that can interchange power with the microgrid (V2G). For both EV types, a dispatch strategy was developed to optimize the use of the system resources during the charging process. As an application example of the proposed design methodology, a hybrid microgrid was designed for the rural Colombian village of Unguía. The results show the advantages of the inclusion of EV as ancillary services providers for the system and also as public transportation agents.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en12234542