Smart charging of electric vehicles for low voltage grids optimization

Abstract

In this paper, an innovative methodology to monitor and optimize the behavior of low voltage electric distribution systems through optimized electric vehicles charging operations is presented. This work is aimed at promoting short-term improvements, showing that charging times of electric vehicles, that in many cases represent one of the major obstacles to the full spreading of electric mobility, can be well managed without drastic interventions on distribution networks. The proposed approach is based on the formulation of a Three-Phase Optimal Power Flow (TOPF) problem.