Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

White Paper on optimizing EV Infrastructure and EV charging station operations through Artificial Intelligence
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Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure and Grid Aware EV Charging Optimization

For scalable deployment of EV infrastructure and grid-aware energy management systems, Netsity proposes artificial intelligence based data analysis, classification or clustering, system control, monitoring, design, and performance optimization for EV charging operations. Non-linear models can help in decision making based on a number of possible criteria including but not limited to electricity markets and pricing, battery degradation, state of charge, electrical losses, routing needs, desired profitability, best charging times for drivers, power system conditions, weather, time related data which can help in minimizing the peak loads on the grid and satisfy EV owner expectations.

White Paper Abstract

With growing electric vehicle fleets for a fossil free transport sector, expansion of charging infrastructure will be an intrinsic part, but it poses new challenges for EV infrastructure operators, utilities, fleet owners, smart cities or municipalities, communities, auto manufacturers, OEMs, apartments and condos, and workplaces. Deploying EV charging infrastructure at scale could result in power grid disruptions, vehicles running out of charge before completing their trips, electrical losses in fast charging technologies, increased cost of operating EV infrastructure and inefficient EV charging. With increasing adoption of BEVs in medium-heavy duty and trucking applications, existing charging facilities designed for passenger vehicles are, to a large extent, unsuitable and the power levels are inadequate. Fleet owners want to run their fleets to full capacity, enabling farther distances, more freight moved, more hours of operation, and positive total cost of ownership. Artificial intelligence technology and machine learning techniques can help with load management, peak shaving, demand response, forecasting dynamic charging load, autonomous process control in EV charging operations, smart scheduling and identifying the best locations for multi-megawatt new loads.

Updated On: August 2021

    White Paper Topics

    In this White Paper, we have attempted to address challenges in EV infrastruture with key objectives in load management, faster charging, minimizing energy losses, reducing the operating costs, and higher profitability. Following topics are covered:

    • Grid-aware energy management in EV infrastructure
    • EV charging process control
    • EV charging depot planning
    • Smart charging with load forecasting
    • Variable pricing & minimum GHG emissions
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