Optimal Operation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment by Aggregators in Local Energy Community

This paper proposes a centralized energy management system for low voltage (LV) distribution networks. The main contribution of this model is to manage the energy serving at the local energy communities in the presence of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). Unlocking the demand response potent...

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Main Authors: Ali Esmaeel Nezhad, Toktam Tavakkoli Sabour, R. P. Joshi, Mohammad Sadegh Javadi, Pedro H. J. Nardelli
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author Ali Esmaeel Nezhad
Toktam Tavakkoli Sabour
R. P. Joshi
Mohammad Sadegh Javadi
Pedro H. J. Nardelli
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R. P. Joshi
Mohammad Sadegh Javadi
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description This paper proposes a centralized energy management system for low voltage (LV) distribution networks. The main contribution of this model is to manage the energy serving at the local energy communities in the presence of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). Unlocking the demand response potential by the EVSE at the distribution network with the contribution of the active residential prosumers has been investigated in this study under different operational planning scenarios. The developed model is based on the multi-temporal optimal power flow (MTOPF) concept while the unbalanced nature of LV networks has been addressed using unbalanced power flow equations. The aggregator can effectively manage the optimal charging of electric vehicles (EVs) by home and public chargers available at the distribution network. Simulation results on a modified unbalanced LV network illustrate that the optimal operation of EVSE minimizes the electricity costs of end-users. The simulation results show that the operating costs and systems losses reduce by 9.22% and 43.45%, respectively. These results have been obtained considering the switching actions and 100% PV power generation index using the presented MV-LV coordinated operational model. Besides, the energy storage systems improve the peak-to-average (PAR) ratio by 9.87%.
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spelling doaj-art-5da5e1dee65347bf9201debf16463e922025-08-20T03:15:35ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011311286711287910.1109/ACCESS.2025.358218911045911Optimal Operation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment by Aggregators in Local Energy CommunityAli Esmaeel Nezhad0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6522-4043Toktam Tavakkoli Sabour1https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5770-6070R. P. Joshi2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1554-9664Mohammad Sadegh Javadi3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1484-2594Pedro H. J. Nardelli4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7398-1802Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USATechnology and Science (INESC TEC), Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Porto, PortugalDepartment of Electrical Engineering, School of Energy Systems, LUT University, Lappeenranta, FinlandThis paper proposes a centralized energy management system for low voltage (LV) distribution networks. The main contribution of this model is to manage the energy serving at the local energy communities in the presence of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). Unlocking the demand response potential by the EVSE at the distribution network with the contribution of the active residential prosumers has been investigated in this study under different operational planning scenarios. The developed model is based on the multi-temporal optimal power flow (MTOPF) concept while the unbalanced nature of LV networks has been addressed using unbalanced power flow equations. The aggregator can effectively manage the optimal charging of electric vehicles (EVs) by home and public chargers available at the distribution network. Simulation results on a modified unbalanced LV network illustrate that the optimal operation of EVSE minimizes the electricity costs of end-users. The simulation results show that the operating costs and systems losses reduce by 9.22% and 43.45%, respectively. These results have been obtained considering the switching actions and 100% PV power generation index using the presented MV-LV coordinated operational model. Besides, the energy storage systems improve the peak-to-average (PAR) ratio by 9.87%.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11045911/Centralized energy managementunbalanced power flowcoordinated MV-LV networkselectric vehicle supply equipment
spellingShingle Ali Esmaeel Nezhad
Toktam Tavakkoli Sabour
R. P. Joshi
Mohammad Sadegh Javadi
Pedro H. J. Nardelli
Optimal Operation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment by Aggregators in Local Energy Community
IEEE Access
Centralized energy management
unbalanced power flow
coordinated MV-LV networks
electric vehicle supply equipment
title Optimal Operation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment by Aggregators in Local Energy Community
title_full Optimal Operation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment by Aggregators in Local Energy Community
title_fullStr Optimal Operation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment by Aggregators in Local Energy Community
title_full_unstemmed Optimal Operation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment by Aggregators in Local Energy Community
title_short Optimal Operation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment by Aggregators in Local Energy Community
title_sort optimal operation of electric vehicle supply equipment by aggregators in local energy community
topic Centralized energy management
unbalanced power flow
coordinated MV-LV networks
electric vehicle supply equipment
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11045911/
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