Journal Article

Design and techno-economic analysis of plug-in electric vehicle-integrated solar PV charging system for India

Alam, Mohammad Saad, Asghar, Mohammad Syed Jamil, Shrivastava, Prashant

2019

Overview

Electrified transportation technology has matured in different parts of the globe. However, this technology is in an advent stage in the Indian market. Due to this fact, a lot more challenges are being encountered in the development of electrified transportation in India; with the scarcity of viable charging stations posing as a significant bottleneck. In this study, the techno-economic analysis of different solar-based charging schemes that are available in the existing environment and present a modest, economical and reliable method of charging an electric vehicle (EV) )(e.g. e-rickshaw) through a solar panel that ultimately enhances the driving range and overall reliability of the system has been done. To validate the performance, the prototype of vehicle-integrated photovoltaic (PV) charging system has been developed and test results are demonstrated. Economic analysis is done based on the yearly average solar irradiance profile in Aligarh, India. Further, this work presents a comparative analysis of CO2 emission for 100 km driving range from the EVs charge by different charging schemes and internal combustion engine vehicles.

• Publisher: The Institution of Engineering and Technology,John Wiley & Sons, Inc,Wiley
• Subject: advent stage / Alternative energy sources / Automobiles / B8250 Solar power stations and photovoltaic power systems / B8520 Transportation / battery powered vehicles / carbon dioxide emission / CO2 / Coal-fired power plants / comparative analysis / Cost control / different charging schemes / driving range / Economic analysis / economical method / Electric vehicle charging / electric vehicle-integrated solar PV charging system / Electric vehicles / Electrical plugs / Electricity / Electricity distribution / electrified transportation technology / Emission analysis / Emissions / Energy efficiency / hybrid electric vehicles / India / Indian market / Industrial plant emissions / internal combustion engine vehicles / Internal combustion engines / Irradiance / modest method / Nuclear power plants / Outdoor air quality / Payback periods / Photovoltaic cells / photovoltaic power systems / plug-in vehicle-integrated photovoltaic charging system / reliable method / Renewable resources / Research Article / size 100.0 km / size 100.0 km / Solar energy / solar panel / Solar panels / solar-based charging schemes / techno-economic analysis / viable charging stations / yearly average solar irradiance profile