The integration of Electric Vehicles into power grids

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Sourced from the stated challenges and recommendations and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, spanning 2 journals. Those papers have been cited 208 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• A Review on the Allocation of Sustainable Distributed Generators with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (2024) · Sustainability · cited 23× · doi

  The paper identifies technical challenges, such as voltage fluctuations, grid instability, and increased energy losses. It highlights economic challenges, including high initial capital costs and the need for standardized battery technologies. The paper also discusses social challenges, including the restricted availability of electric vehicle charging stations during peak hours.

  generalstated challenges
  Keywords: paper identifies technical challenges voltage fluctuations grid instability
• Analysis of multidimensional impacts of electric vehicles penetration in distribution networks (2024) · Scientific Reports · cited 56× · doi

  Different technical impacts resulting from EV integration into the grid are thoroughly studied including problems and corresponding mitigation techniques as well as perspective benefits. Furthermore, related research challenges and potential measures are presented. Technical problems of EV integration to grid and mitigation strategies Utility companies encounter notable challenges because of the extensive electric vehicle integration on the distribution network, which disrupts the stability of the grid. The negative consequences stem from voltage level variations and imbalance, grid instability, excessive harmonics introduction and alteration of the load profile and equipment overloading, as indicated in Fig. 5. The overabundance of EVs can lead to serious power quality issues, increased peak loads and challenges in terms of power regulation. Considerable research has been conducted to evaluate the consequences of severe electric vehicle charging, predominantly on the distribution network, since the most severe impacts can be exhibited at this level. Moreover, numerous hardware solutions and software techniques to mitigate these negative impacts have been introduced in the literature. Fig. 4. Perspectives of the influence of EV charging. Scientific Reports | (2024) 14:27854 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77662-6 7 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ Fig. 5. Negative technical impacts of EVs on the distribution electrical grid. Fig. 6. Mitigation techniques for voltage magnitude variations resulting from excessive EV penetration.

  generalrecommendationsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: grid impacts technical integration mitigation techniques challenges distribution negative resulting problems electric vehicle network consequences
• Analysis of multidimensional impacts of electric vehicles penetration in distribution networks (2024) · Scientific Reports · cited 56× · doi

  To study other aspects rising from EV penetration into the grid, this section presents other impacts that are crosslinked together including regulatory (political), economic, social and environmental ones in addition to their respective challenges, research gaps and potential recommendations as summarized in Tables 13, 14, 15 and 16 respectively.

  generalrecommendationsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: regulatory aspects rising penetration grid presents impacts crosslinked together including political economic social environmental ones
• Optimizing demand response and load balancing in smart EV charging networks using AI integrated blockchain framework (2024) · Scientific Reports · cited 73× · doi

  The integration of Electric Vehicles into power grids introduces several critical challenges, such as limited scalability and inefficiencies in real-time demand management. Conventional energy management techniques may not be equipped to handle these increasingly variable loads, potentially resulting in inefficiencies and disruptions.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: integration electric vehicles power grids introduces several critical

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