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Assessing the Impacts of Electric Vehicle Penetration in Curaçao’s Power Network

doi: 10.3390/wevj14080231
Electric vehicles (EVs) have gained considerable attention in the last decade due to a paradigm shift in the transport sector driven by a higher awareness of environmental issues. While the importance of EVs cannot be overstated in the context of the global climate crisis, it does raise the question of whether certain countries or states are ready for their implementation. It is, therefore, necessary to analyze the impact of EVs in the power grids of these countries and states, considering factors such as line congestion and the eventual degradation of voltage profiles, to determine their hosting capacity and assess eventual expansion options. This paper proposes a representative prototype of Curaçao’s electrical system, which is used for assessing the impacts of EVs, allowing us to determine its hosting capacity. Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that uses fuel generators, wind energy, and solar energy to generate electricity. The idea behind this paper is to analyze the effects caused by an increase in EVs on Curaçao’s power grid and propose preventive measures to deal with such problems. Eight EV charging stations were considered, one DC super fast-charging station, three normal DC fast-charging stations, and four AC fast-charging stations. In 2022, there were an estimated 82,360 vehicles on the island. Using this information, this paper analyzes how many vehicles can be simultaneously connected to the grid before it no longer operates under acceptable values. The results showed that 3.5% of the total vehicles can be hosted by the grid. Nonetheless, this can be increased up to 4.5% with the reinforcement of a transmission line.
- University of Curaçao Curaçao
- Pascual Bravo Institution University Colombia
- University of Curaçao
- University of Antioquia Colombia
- University of Antioquia Colombia
voltage drop, TA1001-1280, load modeling, EVs charging methods, line loading, TK1-9971, Transportation engineering, power flow calculation, electric vehicles; EVs charging methods; load modeling; voltage drop; line loading; power flow calculation, Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering, electric vehicles
voltage drop, TA1001-1280, load modeling, EVs charging methods, line loading, TK1-9971, Transportation engineering, power flow calculation, electric vehicles; EVs charging methods; load modeling; voltage drop; line loading; power flow calculation, Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering, electric vehicles
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