DECISION-MAKING METHOD FOR THE OPTIMUM ALLOCATION OF CHARGING STATIONS Of ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

Electric vehicles are becoming prominent nowadays and playing an important role in the transportation sector as conventional vehicles affect the environment. The rising number of vehicles requires increasing the charging stations, which affects the distribution network if placed randomly. Therefore, selecting the optimal place for these charging stations is very important to mitigate the effect on the distribution system. This paper presents a decision-making method to select the location of the charging station in a radial distribution system optimally. The fixed point algorithm was used for the analysis of load flow. The analysis was carried outand tested on the 33 bus IEEE and a real case study in Iraq was used for the study. The result of the charging station placement is compared with other research and showed its efficiency in work. The analysis showed the effectiveness of the proposed method in reducing the effect of charging stations on voltages and losses under different conditions. References 27, Figures 10, Tables 6.