Review of Electric Vehicle to Grid Integration Technology

Electrical Engineering

The huge requirement for oil in petroleum-based transportation which led to a lack of oil supply has made an increase in demand for electric vehicles. Nowadays, Electric vehicles are in full demand due to its economic and environmental advantages. All the electrical companies that are working in the generation and distribution of electricity could use Battery vehicles for the storage of electricity or fuel cell and hybrid electric vehicles for generation purposes. As people particularly start to use electric vehicles, Batteries present in the vehicle could literally be used for storage purposes, with this increased storage generally certain benefits are attained such as reliability in a grid and also economic benefits, Renewable energy sources essentially are reliable but could not definitely provide or basically generate continuous power supply as the conditions may really vary according to the geographical as well as environmental conditions. Also, it really is very economical to store energy in small parts with the help of batteries in a distributed manner rather than storing it in a certain area with a huge capacity battery as it may result in an increase in maintenance and operation cost. To particularly satisfy the huge supply of electric power by the continuously growing demand for generally electric vehicles, the grid should mostly be innovated towards a very smart grid with advanced Information and Communication Technologies in a subtle way. PHEVs promises to reduce dependence on oil, reduce emissions, and help utilize generation capacity that is idle during off-peak hours. Advantages of developing V2G include revenue for cleaner vehicles, increased stability and reliability of the electrical grid, lower electric system costs, and cheap storage and backup for renewable electricity.

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