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Preventing Distribution Grid Congestion by Integrating Indirect Control in a Hierarchical Electric Vehicles Management System
Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Center for Electric Power and Energy, Centers, Technical University of Denmark2
Energy System Management, Center for Electric Power and Energy, Centers, Technical University of Denmark3
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology4
Automation and Control, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark5
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore6
In this paper, a hierarchical management system is proposed to integrate electric vehicles (EVs) into a distribution grid. Three types of actors are included in the system: Distribution system operators (DSOs), Fleet operators (FOs) and EV owners. In contrast to a typical hierarchical control system where the upper level controller directly controls the lower level subordinated nodes, this study aims to integrate two common indirect control methods:market-based control and price-based control into the hierarchical electric vehicles management system.
Specifically, on the lower level of the hierarchy, the FOs coordinate the charging behaviors of their EV users using a price-based control method. A parametric utility model is used on the lower level to characterize price elasticity of electric vehicles and thus used by the FO to coordinate the individual EV charging.
On the upper level of the hierarchy, the distribution system operator uses the market-based control strategy to coordinate the limited power capacity of power transformer with fleet operators. To facilitate the application of the two indirect control methods into the system, a model describing decision tasks in control is used to specify the essential functions that are needed in the control system.
The simulations illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed solutions.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | IEEE |
Year: | 2016 |
Pages: | 290-299 |
ISSN: | 25774212 , 23327782 and 23722088 |
Types: | Journal article and Ahead of Print article |
DOI: | 10.1109/TTE.2016.2554469 |
ORCIDs: | Hu, Junjie and Lind, Morten |
Congestion prevention Electric vehicles Hierarchical control Indirect control Price elasticity model
Control systems DSO Dispatching Elasticity Hierarchical systems Schedules distribution grid congestion distribution system operators electric vehicles electric vehicles (EVs) fleet operators hierarchical control hierarchical control system hierarchical electric vehicles management system indirect control indirect control methods market based control parametric utility model power capacity power distribution control power grids power system management power transformer power transformers price based control method price elasticity model