Analyzing the Impact of EV and BESS Deployment on PV Hosting Capacity of Distribution Networks

Robin Filip; Verner Püvi; Martin Paar; Matti Lehtonen

doi:10.3390/en15217921

Analyzing the Impact of EV and BESS Deployment on PV Hosting Capacity of Distribution Networks

Robin Filip, Verner Püvi^*, Martin Paar, Matti Lehtonen

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The current article analyzes the impact of charging electric vehicles and battery energy storage systems on the photovoltaic hosting capacity of low-voltage distribution networks. A Monte Carlo-based simulation is used to analyze predominantly rural, intermediate and predominantly urban residential regions facing different penetrations of electric vehicles utilizing uncontrolled and controlled charging, and evaluate their impact on photovoltaic hosting capacity. Subsequently, electric vehicles are replaced or supplemented by residential battery energy storage systems, and their combined impact on the hosting capacity is studied. The results revealed that electric vehicles solely do not improve the hosting capacity unless they are connected to the network during sunshine hours. However, controlled storage provides a remarkable increase to the hosting capacity and exceptional contribution in combination with electric vehicles and customers with high loads. Finally, a feasibility analysis showed that controlled charging of the storage has a lower marginal cost of increasing hosting capacity as compared to network reinforcement.

Original language	English
Article number	7921
Number of pages	22
Journal	Energies
Volume	15
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/en15217921
Publication status	Published - Nov 2022
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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battery energy storage systems
electric vehicles
hosting capacity
low-voltage networks
Monte Carlo simulations
photovoltaic

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Analyzing the Impact of EV and BESS Deployment on PV Hosting Capacity of Distribution Networks

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