Abstract
Caldera is a electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure simulation platform designed to study the impact of EV charging on the grid and develop strategies to manage charging. Its foundation is a library of high-fidelity EV charging models derived from extensive charging and battery testing data that INL has collected over the past decade. Caldera’s charging models accurately estimate charge power profiles, efficiency, and power factors for a wide variety of EVs and charging technologies under varying grid conditions. Caldera also contains smart charging algorithms for studying how to efficiently manage charging. Finally, Caldera has modules to explore how artificial intelligence can help drivers and automated vehicles make intelligent charging decisions. Caldera enables the co-simulation of the transportation network and the grid. By linking existing simulation tools with Caldera, the grid impact of EV charging can be accurately modeled.
- Developers:
- Release Date:
- 2020-01-08
- Project Type:
- Closed Source
- Software Type:
- Scientific
- Programming Languages:
-
C++, Python
- Sponsoring Org.:
-
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)Primary Award/Contract Number:AC07-05ID14517
- Code ID:
- 120337
- Site Accession Number:
- 8219
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Country of Origin:
- United States
Citation Formats
Smart, John, Scoffield, Don R., and Yi, Zonggen.
Caldera Change -- Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Simulation Platform.
Computer Software.
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
08 Jan. 2020.
Web.
doi:10.11578/dc.20240117.354.
Smart, John, Scoffield, Don R., & Yi, Zonggen.
(2020, January 08).
Caldera Change -- Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Simulation Platform.
[Computer software].
https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240117.354.
Smart, John, Scoffield, Don R., and Yi, Zonggen.
"Caldera Change -- Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Simulation Platform." Computer software.
January 08, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240117.354.
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title = {Caldera Change -- Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Simulation Platform},
author = {Smart, John and Scoffield, Don R. and Yi, Zonggen},
abstractNote = {Caldera is a electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure simulation platform designed to study the impact of EV charging on the grid and develop strategies to manage charging. Its foundation is a library of high-fidelity EV charging models derived from extensive charging and battery testing data that INL has collected over the past decade. Caldera’s charging models accurately estimate charge power profiles, efficiency, and power factors for a wide variety of EVs and charging technologies under varying grid conditions. Caldera also contains smart charging algorithms for studying how to efficiently manage charging. Finally, Caldera has modules to explore how artificial intelligence can help drivers and automated vehicles make intelligent charging decisions. Caldera enables the co-simulation of the transportation network and the grid. By linking existing simulation tools with Caldera, the grid impact of EV charging can be accurately modeled.},
doi = {10.11578/dc.20240117.354},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240117.354},
howpublished = {[Computer Software] \url{https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240117.354}},
year = {2020},
month = {jan}
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