Reducing Charging Burden of Light Electric Vehicles by Integrated Photovoltaic Modules

A push to electrify vehicles is underway, but concerns remain about the increased burden on the electrical grid and the environmental sustainability of the electrical grid itself. Solar vehicles have been proposed as a solution to make mobility more sustainable while also reducing the charging burde...

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Published in2022 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Lee, Kil Young, Park, Sangyoung
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.11.2022
Subjects
Charging burden
Electric vehicles
Energy management
Green products
Light electric vehicle
Photovoltaic systems
Power demand
Propulsion
Solar vehicle
State of charge
Vehicle-integrated photovoltaics
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Summary:A push to electrify vehicles is underway, but concerns remain about the increased burden on the electrical grid and the environmental sustainability of the electrical grid itself. Solar vehicles have been proposed as a solution to make mobility more sustainable while also reducing the charging burden. In this work, we assess the effectiveness of integrated photovoltaic (PV) modules on light electric vehicles (LEV). Generated trip data and real-world solar irradiance data are used to investigate the power consumption and PV power generation of an LEV over a one month period. The results show that PV modules allow LEVs to generate up to 45% of their consumed energy.
DOI:10.1109/VPPC55846.2022.10003352