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Grid impacts of plug-in electric vehicles on Hydro Quebec's Distribution system

  • Arindam Maitra*
  • , Kyung Soo Kook
  • , Jason Taylor
  • , Angelo Giumento
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Electric Power Research Institute
  • Hydro-Quebec

Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference paperpeer-review

Abstract

As the potential economic and environmental benefits of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) become apparent and as strong interest develops among automakers, seamless integration of PEVs to the grid will be a critical step to encourage utility support for PEV commercialization. Technological barriers continue to fall, but taking advantage of opportunities to increase revenue and improve power system efficiency using PEVs will require active participation by utilities and OEMs in how the vehicles are introduced to customers. PEVs are transformational in that they introduce electricity as a meaningful automotive fuel to a potentially very large market. This paper will focus on some of the most pressing technical issues associated with the act of plugging these vehicles into the electric grid. This paper presents key impact results using the EPRI study methodology [1] for one representative Hydro-Québec distribution feeders. This study is part of the multiyear collaborative project geared towards evaluating the localized impacts of plug-in electric vehicles on individual utility's distribution systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition
Subtitle of host publicationSmart Solutions for a Changing World
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Smart Solutions for a Changing World - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: 2010.04.192010.04.22

Publication series

Name2010 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Smart Solutions for a Changing World

Conference

Conference2010 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Smart Solutions for a Changing World
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period10.04.1910.04.22

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Charge profile
  • Deterministic models
  • Distribution system
  • Measurement
  • Plug-in hybrid vehicle
  • Probabilistic models
  • Spatial distribution
  • Temporal distribution
  • Thermal loading

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