Energy Management System for Neighbourhood EV based Taxi Parking Station

Abstract

Penetration of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are now increasing as EVs are pollution free during the operation and more economical than the IC engine driven vehicles. Thus, there is a great interest in EVs. In developing countries, three-wheelers, which is the most popular taxi in most of the developing countries, are considered as the cheapest option for short distances travelling due to its small space. Electric three-wheelers are also emerging in the market. One of the major constraints of introducing an electric three-wheeler is the lack of sufficient charging stations for these small electric vehicles. There is an opportunity to develop photovoltaic (PV) based charging stations for Three-wheeler parks. This paper presents an Energy Management System (EMS) for a standalone PV system with Energy storage, which is to be used to charge Electric Three-wheelers in a park. Users of the Three-wheeler park have the ability to reserve the charging slots via mobile application. The simulation results of the EMS were obtained and presented considering real PV daily profiles and threewheeler usage patterns.