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The Networked EV: The Convergence Of Smart Grids And Electric Vehicles
Greentech Media, Inc, March 2011, Pages: 93+
This year marks a turning point for electricity as a transportation fuel for passenger vehicles. Automakers are sending electric vehicles (EVs) to market with global penetration forecasted to increase more than fi vefold by 2016. The implications for electric power players and utilities are enormous, as the requirements of commercial EV adoption will inevitably burden existing electric power infrastructure. Given this reality, utilities are seeking out smart grid technology solutions to ensure grid reliability along with generation capacity by activating a digital dialogue between the grid and the EV.
Smart Grid Technology Evolution to Support EVs:
- Volt/VAR concerns
- Correcting Phase Imbalances
- Distribution Grid Upgrades
- Transformer and Customer Equipment Upgrades
- A New Market for Dynamic Devices
- Reconfi guring the Laterals for Auto-Sense and Voltage Correction
- Evolving to a New Generation of Switching
- Advanced Uses for Capacitor Banks and Voltage Regulators
- Evolving Standards - Establishing the digital handshake between EVs and the Grid
This report examines in detail the technology and planning considerations that will enable a successful smart grid-EV convergence. The report analyzes hot button issues such as transformer build-out and advanced metering (AMI) and charging infrastructure, but also expands the conversation beyond these known challenges to highlight emerging smart grid solutions for the EV market. These solutions include communications standards and protocol that act as the “digital handshake” between the grid and the EV, as well as distribution automation (DA) technologies that will enable a more self-aware grid capable of autonomously self-correcting based on EV consumption patterns and moment-to-moment grid conditions.
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