Developments and Challenges for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Nikolay Matanov, Atanas Zahov
Abstract
As the number of used electric vehicles increases, questions and problems arise regarding the infrastructure for their charging. This report provides an overview of the charging stations types and their saturation mainly in the EU and BG. Data on several criteria are presented: number of electric vehicles per charging station, number of charging stations and charging stations per 100km of highway. In addition, the main problems in the charging station infrastructure development for a large number of electric vehicles have been defined. Finally, the areas in which specialists work to solve problems related to the development and management of charging infrastructure are presented.
Topics & Concepts
Charging stationElectric vehicleWork (physics)Transport engineeringComputer scienceTelecommunicationsAutomotive engineeringElectrical engineeringEngineeringPower (physics)PhysicsQuantum mechanicsMechanical engineeringElectric Vehicles and InfrastructureAdvanced Battery Technologies ResearchEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks