Objective Functions and Infrastructure for Optimal Placement of Electrical Vehicle Charging Station: A Comprehensive Survey

Abstract

Electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles are the gateway to the future of transportation. The policymakers all around the world are pushing for a transition to electric and hybrid vehicles as soon as possible because of its environment-friendly nature and also reducing dependency on the fossil fuels. But with the introduction of electric vehicles comes the challenge of developing the charging stations (CS). If the transition to smart electric vehicles has to happen, the need to develop smart charging stations becomes even more important. The location, nature and technology used in the charging station will affect the performance and ultimately decide the success of the electric and hybrid vehicles. This paper presents different constraints, optimization techniques and optimal location of the charging stations. This paper provides the comprehensive survey of outcomes obtained in the optimal placement of electric vehicle charging stations.

KEYWORDS:

• Charging station
• Electric vehicles
• Optimal location

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Mohammad Suhail

Mohammad Suhail is a student of MTech degree in electrical power system management (2021 batch) from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He received his BTech in electrical engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University) in 2016. He also worked as an associate consultant with Wipro Limited for 2 years (2017–2019). His current research interest includes hybrid electric vehicles, fuzzy and nuero-fuzzy systems, artificial intelligence, and application of artificial intelligence in electrical engineering, integration of renewable energy sources with grid. Email: [email protected]

Iram Akhtar

Iram Akhtar received the BTech degree in electrical engineering from BBDNITM, Lucknow in 2010 and the MTech degree in power electronics and drives from Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (Formerly Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College), Gorakhpur in 2012. She received a PhD degree in electrical engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India in 2020. She published/presented more than 29 papers in various international journals/conferences. Her current research interest includes new and renewable energy sources (Solar and Wind), resource assessment, smart grids, distributed generation, grid integration of renewable energy sources, application of intelligent techniques to electrical power systems, smart grid and reactive power compensation.

Sheeraz Kirmani

Sheeraz Kirmani has been working as associate professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India since December 2020. Earlier he had worked with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia and Department of Energy and Environment, TERI University, New Delhi, India. He received his BTech in electrical engineering from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (A Central University) in 2005, MTech in Energy Studies from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He received his PhD from Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India in 2014 in distributed solar power generation. He has published/presented many papers in various peer-reviewed International journals and conferences. He has also visited Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom under UKIERI grant. He is also a life member of ICTP. Email: [email protected]