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Characteristics of electric vehicle charging demand at multiple types of location - Application of an agent-based trip chain model

Lin, H; Fu, K; Wang, Y; Sun, Q; Li, H; Hu, Y; Sun, B; (2019) Characteristics of electric vehicle charging demand at multiple types of location - Application of an agent-based trip chain model. Energy , 188 , Article 116122. 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116122. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper developed an agent-based trip chain model (ABTCM) to study the distribution of electric vehicles (EVs) charging demand and its dynamic characteristics, including flexibility and uncertainty, at different types of location. Key parameters affecting charging demand include charging strategies, i.e. uncontrolled charging (UC) and off-peak charging (OPC), and EV supply equipment, including three levels of charging equipment. The results indicate that the distributions of charging demand are similar as the travel patterns, featured by traffic flow at each location. A discrete peak effect was found in revealing the relation between traffic flow and charging demand, and it results in the smallest equivalent daily charging demand and peak load at public locations. EV charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) flexibility were examined by instantaneous adjustable power and accumulative adjustable amount of electricity. The EVs at home locations have the largest charging and V2G flexibility under the UC strategy, except for a period of regular working time. The V2G flexibility at work and public locations is generally larger than charging flexibility. Due to the fast charging application, the uncertainties of charging demand at public locations are the highest in all locations. In addition, the OPC strategy mitigates the uncertainty of charging demand.

Type: Article
Title: Characteristics of electric vehicle charging demand at multiple types of location - Application of an agent-based trip chain model
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116122
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116122
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Electric vehicle; Agent-based trip chain model; Vehicle to grid; Fast charging; Charging flexibility
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10082062
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