An Efficient EV Fleet Management For Charging At Workplace Using Solar Energy

This paper demonstrates the possibility of charging the electric vehicles using solar energy effectively. The algorithm to schedule the charging of EVs has been designed by considering a local workplace with the regional solar pattern, vehicle’s initial State of Charge and rest time of the vehicles at the workplace. A statistical model has been created and a case study has been done by assuming certain parameters and satisfactory preliminary results have been obtained which can be possibly implemented on a larger scale after the penetration of the electric vehicles in the market. Some of the promising future research directions have also been highlighted. In years to come, the adoption of the advanced statistical EV charging scheduling algorithms in smart grids will improve their reliability, efficiency, sustainability and security.