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What is Smart Charging

Chapter 12
Handbook of Research on Swarm Intelligence in Engineering
Smart charging refers to the intelligent control of electric vehicle charging by the assigned authority. Smart charging can be both direct and indirect depending upon the user demand and available infrastructure. The main concept of smart charging lies in the charging of vehicle when the price and demand are lowest as well as excess amount of available capacity. Charging itself is simple, once connected to the station charging takes place automatically. The system offers different options for customizing and personalizing charging, including the length of each charge. The control center managing the grid oversees the entire network as well as each individual charge, which enables users to check the operating status of charging stations and any eventual maintenance requirements. The control center also keeps track of each vehicles consumption.
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Swarm Intelligence-Based Optimization for PHEV Charging Stations
Imran Rahman (Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia), Pandian Vasant (University of Technology Petronas, Malaysia), Balbir Singh Mahinder Singh (Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia), and M. Abdullah-Al-Wadud (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 32
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8291-7.ch012
Abstract
In this chapter, Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) technique were applied for intelligent allocation of energy to the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs). Considering constraints such as energy price, remaining battery capacity, and remaining charging time, they optimized the State-of-Charge (SoC), a key performance indicator in hybrid electric vehicle for the betterment of charging infrastructure. Simulation results obtained for maximizing the highly non-linear objective function evaluates the performance of both techniques in terms of global best fitness and computation time.
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Hybrid Particle Swarm and Gravitational Search Optimization Techniques for Charging Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Smart charging refers to the intelligent control of electric vehicle charging by the assigned authority. Smart charging can be both direct and indirect depending upon the user demand and available infrastructure. The main concept of smart charging lies in the charging of vehicle when the price and demand are lowest as well as excess amount of available capacity.
Published in Chapter: Hybrid Particle Swarm and Gravitational Search Optimization Techniques for Charging Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles; From: Handbook of Research on Modern Optimization Algorithms and Applications in Engineering and Economics
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The Role of Electromobility in the Energy-Related Smart Grids
Smart charging refers to an advanced electric vehicle charging system which aims to manage the charging process in an intelligent way to achieve given objectives. Compared to uncoordinated charging, where vehicles start charging as soon as they are plugged, smart charging, also known as coordinated charging or directed charging, adjusts the time and power of charging. For example, such a system can optimise charging costs in a way that a vehicle is charged when the price and demand of electricity are the lowest.
Published in Chapter: The Role of Electromobility in the Energy-Related Smart Grids; From: Handbook of Research on Promoting Sustainable Public Transportation Strategies in Urban Environments
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Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids
A term used to refer to the intelligent process of electric vehicle charging activity taking into account the power grid information. Electrical vehicle charging process is scheduled based on the clients demands and also on the communication with the responsible aggregator.
Published in Chapter: Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids; From: Handbook of Research on Smart Power System Operation and Control
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IoE-Based Control and Monitoring of Electrical Grids: A Smart Grid's Perspective
An optimized process of charging EVs that schedules their periods of charging, taking into consideration the driver’s needs, the energy that is being, or is going to be, produced by renewable energy sources, the present/future tariff rates and the limitations from the electrical grid.
Published in Chapter: IoE-Based Control and Monitoring of Electrical Grids: A Smart Grid's Perspective; From: Harnessing the Internet of Everything (IoE) for Accelerated Innovation Opportunities
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