Impact of Dynamic Operating Envelopes on Distribution Network Hosting Capacity for Electric Vehicles
Abstract: The examination of the maximum number of electric vehicles (EVs) that can be integrated into the distribution network (DN) without causing any operational incidents has become increasingly crucial as EV penetration rises. This issue can be addressed by utilizing dynamic operating envelopes (DOEs), which are generated based on the grid status. While DOEs improve the hosting capacity of the DN for EVs (EV-HC) by restricting the operational parameters of the network, they also alter the amount of energy needed for charging each EV, resulting in a decrease in the quality of service (QoS). This study proposes a network-aware hosting capacity framework for EVs (EV-NAHC) that i) aims to assess the effects of DOEs on active distribution networks, ii) introduces a novel definition for HC and calculates the EV-NAHC based on the aggregated QoS of all customers. A small-scale Belgian feeder is utilized to examine the proposed framework. The results show a substantial increase in the EV-NAHC with low, medium, and high-daily charging energy scenarios.
- National Geographic Society, “Global warming,” Earth Science, Climatology, Feb 2024, available at: https://tinyurl.com/5ybaman2.
- European Commission, “Zero emission vehicles: first ‘fit for 55’ deal will end the sale of new CO2 emitting cars in Europe by 2035,” PRESS RELEASE, Oct 2022, available at: https://tinyurl.com/madh83uc.
- The Brussels Times with Belga, “Flemish government agrees on electric vehicle bonus,” The Brussels Times, Feb 2024, available at: https://tinyurl.com/55e53hwf.
- A. Dubey and S. Santoso, “Electric vehicle charging on residential distribution systems: Impacts and mitigations,” IEEE Access, vol. 3, pp. 1871–1893, 2015.
- M. U. Hashmi, A. Koirala, H. Ergun, and D. Van Hertem, “Flexibility needs assessment for distribution networks,” Risk days, London, 2023.
- A. K. Karmaker, K. Prakash, M. N. I. Siddique, M. A. Hossain, and H. Pota, “Electric vehicle hosting capacity analysis: Challenges and solutions,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 189, p. 113916, 2024.
- F. Conte, F. D’Agostino, and F. Silvestro, “Equivalent dynamic modeling of active distribution networks for TSO-DSO interactions,” Decentralized Frameworks for Future Power Systems, pp. 227–275, 2022.
- M. U. Hashmi and D. Van Hertem, “Robust dynamic operating envelopes for flexibility operation using only local voltage measurement,” 2023 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST), pp. 1–6, 2023.
- M. Mahmoodi, L. Blackhall, S. M. Noori R. A., A. Attarha, B. Weise, and A. Bhardwaj, “DER capacity assessment of active distribution systems using dynamic operating envelopes,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 1778–1791, 2024.
- M. Mahmoodi and L. Blackhall, “DER hosting capacity envelope in unbalanced distribution systems,” 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe), pp. 1–6, 2021.
- B. Liu and J. H. Braslavsky, “Sensitivity and robustness issues of operating envelopes in unbalanced distribution networks,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 92 789–92 798, 2022.
- M. U. Hashmi, D. Deka, A. Bušić, and D. Van Hertem, “Can locational disparity of prosumer energy optimization due to inverter rules be limited?” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 5726–5739, 2023.
- R. Ramraj, E. Pashajavid, S. Alahakoon, and S. Jayasinghe, “Quality of service and associated communication infrastructure for electric vehicles,” Energies, vol. 16, no. 20, 2023.
- T. Harighi, R. Bayindir, and E. Hossain, “Overview of quality of service evaluation of a charging station for electric vehicle,” 2017 IEEE 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), pp. 1180–1185, 2017.
- A. A. Al-Obaidi and H. E. Z. Farag, “Decentralized quality of service based system for energy trading among electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 6586–6595, 2022.
- M. Erol-Kantarci, J. H. Sarker, and H. T. Mouftah, “Quality of service in plug-in electric vehicle charging infrastructure,” 2012 IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference, pp. 1–5, 2012.
- A. Khaksari, G. Tsaousoglou, P. Makris, K. Steriotis, N. Efthymiopoulos, and E. Varvarigos, “Sizing of electric vehicle charging stations with smart charging capabilities and quality of service requirements,” Sustainable Cities and Society, vol. 70, p. 102872, 2021.
- H. Fani, E. J. Palacios-Garcia, and G. Deconinck, “A privacy-friendly hybrid data-driven algorithm for modeling the local flexibility of the evs,” 2022 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe), pp. 1–6, 2022.
- G. d. A. Terça, A. Delnooz, A. Sanjab, and M. U. Hashmi, “Deliverable: D5. 2 methodology for dynamic distribution grid tariffs,” EUniversal project, 2022.
- M. U. Hashmi, A. Koirala, H. Ergun, and D. Van Hertem, “Flexible and curtailable resource activation in a distribution network using nodal sensitivities,” 2021 international conference on smart energy systems and technologies (SEST), pp. 1–6, 2021.
Paper Prompts
Sign up for free to create and run prompts on this paper using GPT-5.
Top Community Prompts
Collections
Sign up for free to add this paper to one or more collections.