Demand and Energy Characteristics of Non-Residential Alternating Current Level 2 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1483601· OSTI ID:1483601

Because the power required to recharge a PEV can be a significant additional electrical load for the charging site host and can contribute to overall load on the electric grid, a frequently asked question related to adoption of PEVs is, “What is the impact of PEV charging on the electrical grid?” This question can be directed at the big picture of total utility system load or at the impact to the local business hosting the EVSE. The local effects to the business owner for clustering of non-residential charging PEVs were addressed in Characterize Clustering of Commercial Alternating Current Level 2 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment,1 and the effects on utility demand charges were addressed in What is the Impact of Utility Demand Charges on the Alternating Current Level 2 Host?.2 The focus of this paper is on the impact of PEV charging on total system load and identification of the distinguishing features of a typical non-residential AC Level 2 EVSE charge, including its charge profile (i.e., load duration curve).

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1483601
• Report Number(s): INL/EXT--15-36765-Rev000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
EVSE
charge
electric vehicle supply equipment
level 2