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A Review on the Feasibility of Deployment of Renewable Energy Sources for Electric Vehicles under Smart Grid Environment

Author(s): Femy P. H* and Jayakumar J.

Published In : International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research (IJEER)        volume 9, issue 3

Publisher : FOREX Publication

Published : 22 September 2021

e-ISSN : 2347-470X

Page(s) : 57-65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37391/IJEER.090306

Abstract

Nowadays, Energy consumption in the field of transportation comes next to industrial consumption worldwide. If transportation is cmount of greenhouse gas emissions. Electric vehicles (EVs) can act as an alternative to make transportation pollution-free. Largeompletely powered by renewable energy, the utilization of fossil fuels can be drastically reduced, which will result in a lesser a -scale usage of EVs causes high electricity demand on the supply system. This problem can be overcome by utilizing renewable energy sources (RESs) for Electric Vehicle charging. Due to the unpredictability of RESs, coordinating EV charging with other loads and renewable generation is problematic. By using EVs as energy units, power fluctuations in the electric grid can be compensated. This paper presents a summary of recent research in the domain of integration of renewable energy sources with electric vehicles (EVs) under the smart grid environment. Electric vehicles-smart grid integrated systems face several issues related to communication, grid infrastructure and control in the future power system. Feasibility of integration of solar and wind energy systems with electric vehicles is discussed in section 2. The existing research articles in this area are classified into two based on the purpose: EVs integration into the electric grid and Vehicle to grid services. The function of V2G in the electricity market, as well as its management concerns, are investigated in section 3. Finally, the research gaps and future scope of incorporating electric vehicles with renewable energy sources and the Smart grid are highlighted.

Keywords: Electric Vehicle, Renewable Energy Sources, V2G Services, Green Transportation, EV - Grid Integration, RES - EV integration, Smart charging .




Femy P. H.*, Research Scholar, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641114, India; Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KMEA Engineering College, Ernakulum, Kerala 683561, India; Email: femyph@gmail.com

Jayakumar J., Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641114, India; Email: jayakumar@karunya.edu

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Femy P. H. and Jayakumar J. (2021), A Review on the Feasibility of Deployment of Renewable Energy Sources for Electric Vehicles under Smart Grid Environment. IJEER 9(3), 57-65. DOI: 10.37391/IJEER.090306.