Author(s): Zeming Jiang*, Laith Shalalfeh, Mohammed J. Beshir
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
International Journal of Smart Grid and Clean Energy, vol. 3, no. 4, October 2014: pp. 417-424
ISSN: 2315-4462 (Print)
ISSN: 2373-3594 (Online)
Digital Object Identifier: 10.12720/sgce.3.4.417-424

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Abstract: With the growing penetration of the electric vehicles to our daily life owing to their economic and environmental benefits, there will be both opportunities and challenges to the utilities when adopting plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) to the distribution network. In this paper, a thorough analysis based on real-world project is conducted to evaluate the impacts of electric vehicles infrastructure on the grid relating to system load flow, load factor, and voltage stability. IEEE 34 node test feeder was selected and tested along with different case scenarios utilizing the electrical distribution design (EDD) software to find out the potential impacts to the grid.

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Keywords: Electric vehicle, smart grid, grid impact, load, power flow, voltage stability, DEW, IEEE 34

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