Enhancing Electric Vehicle Charging Station Placement in Practical Power Distribution Networks
T. Sudhakar Babu, Muthukumar Paramasivan, Valantina Stephen, Dr Parvez Mahmud
Abstract
Environmental concerns, rising costs, and the depletion of fossil fuels have shifted attention towards Electric Vehicles (EVs). As EVs are increasingly adopted for public transportation, there is a growing need for the establishing Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS). However, these stations cannot be installed like conventional fuel stations, as connecting EVs to an EVCS imposes a significant load on the power network, potentially causing substantial impacts. The proposed study focuses on the most efficient placement of EV charging stations to minimize losses and support voltage stability in the distribution system. A real-time 31-bus distribution system in Stonehousepet, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India, was analyzed to identify the best locations through the Backward/Forward sweep (BFSW) load flow method. The results were obtained using Python programming, and this novel approach can be applied to any practical distribution network