Effect of Electric Vehicles on Power System Expansion and Operation

This project examined the effects of electric vehicles (EVs) on Hawaii’s electricity systems and their operation and expansion. The tasks include four interrelated parts: (1) benchmarking an open-source power system planning model previously developed by University of Hawaii researchers against an industry-standard production cost model; (2) evaluating the benefits of scheduling EV charging at optimal times each day; (3) calculating the technical requirements and costs of electric grid infrastructure to serve different types of vehicle fleets; and (4) estimating battery duty cycles for grid-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-grid applications.

• Record URL:
  http://evtc.fsec.ucf.edu/research/project21.html

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $267402.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT13-G-UTC51

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  University Transportation Centers Program
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Block, David

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Hawaii, Manoa

  2540 Dole Street
  Honolulu, HI  United States  96822
• Principal Investigators:

  Fripp, Matthias

• Start Date: 20131001
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20180930
• Source Data: RiP Project 36197

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric power generation; Electric vehicle charging; Electric vehicles; Energy storage systems; Expansion; Plug-in hybrid vehicles; Renewable energy sources
• Geographic Terms: Hawaii
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01562870
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Electric Vehicle Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: DTRT13-G-UTC51
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 13 2015 1:00AM