Impact of Electric Vehicles on a Power Line with Photovoltaic Power Plants Connected

• Published in: Machines (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 2; p. 102
• Main Authors: Dulău, Lucian Ioan, Bică, Dorin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Electric potential; Electric power demand; Electric power loss; Electric vehicles; Energy resources; Industrial plant emissions; Photovoltaic cells; photovoltaic power plants; power demand; power line; Power lines; power losses; Power plants; Renewable resources; Voltage; voltage level; United Kingdom > UK; Romania
• ISSN: 2075-1702; 2075-1702
• DOI: 10.3390/machines10020102

Electric vehicles (EVs) are currently popular, and their number is growing; therefore, they have an impact on the power system. In this paper, the impact of electric vehicles on a power line connected to photovoltaic (PV) power plants regarding the power losses and voltage level is presented. The study is performed for a power line located in Mureș County, Romania, to which two photovoltaic power plants are connected. Three supply options are available for the power line, which supplies 15 loads. The power demand of the loads is determined with the power meters installed at the load premises. Electric vehicles are also considered to be connected in different points along the power line at the buses with the lowest voltage level. The results give the power losses and voltage levels for the case of when the PV power plants and EVs are connected to the power line, compared with the case when the EVs are not connected to the power line. The power losses were 400% higher in the case where the EVs were connected when the power demand was higher, while the voltage level was 2% lower if the EVs were connected.