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Within the framework of this project, innovative
tools were developed to identify the impacts of the
μG and of the different strategies adopted for the
management and control of EV. The steady-state
results presented proved that µG and EV integration
might bring important technical benefits to
distribution grids, namely if the EV deployment is
accompanied with the implementation of controlled
EV charging schemes. The major benefits are related
with the reduction of branches overloading, grids’
peak power, energy losses and CO
2
emissions.
The future work of this project is focused on the
development of laboratorial prototypes of the
software modules that will constitute the EB2, EB3,
DTC and SSC controllers, together with the required
interfaces in order to interact with the devices
installed in the field (loads, EV, μG, storage
devices). The usage of laboratorial facilities will
allow extensive validation of the developed concepts
and control strategies for facilitating μG and EV
integration.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This work was supported in part by Fundo de Apoio
à Inovação (Ministério da Economia, da Inovação e
do Desenvolvimento), within the framework of the
Project REIVE – Redes Eléctricas Inteligentes com
Veículos Eléctricos, and by Fundação para a Ciência
e Tecnologia under Grants SFRH/BD/48491/2008
and SFRH/BD/47973/2008 and within the
framework of the Project Microgrids+EV:
Identification of Control and Management Strategies
for Microgrids with Plugged-in Electric Vehicles –
ref. PTDC/EEA-EEL/103546/2008.
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