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Power Quality Analysis for Light-Duty Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in Malta.
- Source :
- Energies (19961073); Aug2023, Vol. 16 Issue 15, p5673, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper presents a power quality analysis for multiple electric vehicle charging stations of the AC-Level 2 type in a real-life case study. The data was collected with a power quality analyzer that measured the main distribution system feeding nine 7 kW charging stations in a commercial site with light-duty vehicles in Malta, Europe. The relevance of this study to the specific case of Malta is accentuated by the topological challenges of the country; high density of road vehicles, with 18,000 vehicles for each square kilometer; and ambitious targets of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. Data were collected over six days on an actual charging system with real-life charging patterns. Various results are presented in this paper, including three-phase system voltages and currents, individual harmonic voltage and current components, total harmonic distortion and total current demand distortion. These measurements were compared with standardized thresholds for low-voltage equipment used in public spaces, mainly as stated in IEEE 519-2014. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19961073
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 15
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Energies (19961073)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 169927805
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/en16155673