Determining Volt/Var Characteristics of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Inverters for Voltage Regulation in Distribution Networks

In this paper, a method for determining the parameters of the Volt/Var characteristics of inverters of electric vehicle charging stations to regulate voltage in distribution networks is proposed, which differs from the existing ones by taking into account the possibility of the joint control of acti...

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Main Authors: Vyacheslav Voronin, Fedor Nepsha, Pavel Ilyushin
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:World Electric Vehicle Journal
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/15/12/553
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description In this paper, a method for determining the parameters of the Volt/Var characteristics of inverters of electric vehicle charging stations to regulate voltage in distribution networks is proposed, which differs from the existing ones by taking into account the possibility of the joint control of active and reactive power and the impedance of the power distribution line. The method proposed in this paper allows researchers to determine the slope and width of the dead band of the Volt/Var characteristics according to the criterion of limiting the maximum voltage deviations to an acceptable value or maximizing the reactive power of the inverter upon reaching a specified voltage. To test this method, a quasi-dynamic modeling of the distribution network with electric vehicle charging stations regulating voltage using the Volt/Var characteristics was performed. Based on the modeling results, it is shown that fast electric vehicle charging stations can be used to regulate voltage in the distribution network with relatively minor constraints on the charging active power.
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spelling doaj-art-01f1ff8fe9b8442ca2efcbb62df99d722025-08-20T02:01:19ZengMDPI AGWorld Electric Vehicle Journal2032-66532024-11-01151255310.3390/wevj15120553Determining Volt/Var Characteristics of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Inverters for Voltage Regulation in Distribution NetworksVyacheslav Voronin0Fedor Nepsha1Pavel Ilyushin2Mining Industry Digital Transformation Lab, Kuzbass State Technical University named after T.F. Gorbachev, 650000 Kemerovo, RussiaMining Industry Digital Transformation Lab, Kuzbass State Technical University named after T.F. Gorbachev, 650000 Kemerovo, RussiaDepartment of Research on the Relationship between Energy and the Economy, Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117186 Moscow, RussiaIn this paper, a method for determining the parameters of the Volt/Var characteristics of inverters of electric vehicle charging stations to regulate voltage in distribution networks is proposed, which differs from the existing ones by taking into account the possibility of the joint control of active and reactive power and the impedance of the power distribution line. The method proposed in this paper allows researchers to determine the slope and width of the dead band of the Volt/Var characteristics according to the criterion of limiting the maximum voltage deviations to an acceptable value or maximizing the reactive power of the inverter upon reaching a specified voltage. To test this method, a quasi-dynamic modeling of the distribution network with electric vehicle charging stations regulating voltage using the Volt/Var characteristics was performed. Based on the modeling results, it is shown that fast electric vehicle charging stations can be used to regulate voltage in the distribution network with relatively minor constraints on the charging active power.https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/15/12/553electric vehiclescharging stationspower qualityvoltage regulationreactive power compensation
spellingShingle Vyacheslav Voronin
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Determining Volt/Var Characteristics of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Inverters for Voltage Regulation in Distribution Networks
World Electric Vehicle Journal
electric vehicles
charging stations
power quality
voltage regulation
reactive power compensation
title Determining Volt/Var Characteristics of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Inverters for Voltage Regulation in Distribution Networks
title_full Determining Volt/Var Characteristics of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Inverters for Voltage Regulation in Distribution Networks
title_fullStr Determining Volt/Var Characteristics of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Inverters for Voltage Regulation in Distribution Networks
title_full_unstemmed Determining Volt/Var Characteristics of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Inverters for Voltage Regulation in Distribution Networks
title_short Determining Volt/Var Characteristics of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Inverters for Voltage Regulation in Distribution Networks
title_sort determining volt var characteristics of electric vehicle charging station inverters for voltage regulation in distribution networks
topic electric vehicles
charging stations
power quality
voltage regulation
reactive power compensation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/15/12/553
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