Vehicle to grid (V2G) is a concept whereby EVs feed electricity back to the public power grid to meet energy demand.
In its report on V2G reverse charging, the CEA called for reactive power compensation provisions to be included in the CEA (Technical Standards for Grid Connectivity) Regulations.
The Ministry of Power in March this year asked CEA to formulate guidelines for reverse charging on the grid from EV batteries, after which a committee was formed under the authority’s chairman on 11 April. The report looks at the services that EVs can provide to the power system through smart charging, challenges, implementation requirements and a way forward for the smooth integration of EVs into the grid.
The call for standardization comes as the industry has raised concerns about battery standards because it could hurt battery adoption growth. The Center is working on the standards for the EV and swap batteries, but they have not been finalized amid resistance from the industry.
The report said a significant increase in electric vehicle (EV) deployment is an opportunity for the power sector. “Since cars including EVs spend about 80-90% of their lifetime parked. These idle periods, combined with battery storage capacity, could make EVs an attractive flexibility solution for the power system. Therefore, EV fleets can create huge electricity storage capacity,” he said.
These vehicles act as flexible loads and decentralized storage resources, which can provide additional flexibility to support power system operations, according to the CEA report.
He noted that the continued development of EV charging infrastructure and its integration will depend on the policy and regulatory framework, which must also take into account the after-effects of the additional EV load in the network, such as increased peak demand and congestion in the distribution grid. Network congestion, over voltage and under voltage issues, requirement for reactive power compensation, increase in peak load, phase unbalance issues are just some of the various challenges that distribution utilities may face with loads high-EV, he said, adding to that. the installation of the high power chargers may require upgrading the distribution infrastructure.
Standardization, interoperability, two-way charging system, synergies between mobility and the grid, a strong two-way communication system, customer incentives, tariff design, optimization of grid infrastructure requirements, integrated planning of the power and transport sector, revenue stacking enable EVs in different markets , EV. load management, is expected to play a major role in the use of electric vehicles for V2G services.
CEA has also proposed that an aggregator must allow participation in the electricity market through various ancillary services to the grid by charging and managing the EVs and organizing and optimizing the load profile.
“In the first step of the process, the aggregator will establish a connection with each vehicle in the EV fleet, which has a service contract with the aggregator to use its battery, based on its current SoC (state of charge) to participate in auxiliary batteries. services for the grid. The data from the EV will pass on the parameters required by the aggregator, with the condition for participation in the V2G system assuming that the EV is sufficiently charged before plug-in time,” the report said.
CEA has stated that distribution companies (discom) are responsible for providing electricity connections to the EV charging infrastructure, implementing the EV tariff structure and ensuring that the EV charging infrastructure is connected and properly operated and maintained, and was they should develop EV readiness plans based on charging. load impacts on grid infrastructure.
EV readiness plans would help formulate their load management strategies, develop grid upgrade plans, and plan for additional power supply, if needed.
“The DISCOMs should conduct assessments of EVs charging requirements at the grid and feeder levels for different scenarios of EV penetration, with other factors of interest such as spatial concentration of EVs, differential charging patterns of EVs, and Time of Use model impacts. / Time of Day Measures (ToD).”
The emphasis on V2G comes at a time when EV adoption in the country is on the rise and a number of policy measures have also been taken to increase the demand for EVs, including the (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicle Adoption and Manufacturing (FAME) scheme ), National Mission. on Transformative Mobility and Storage and Sewa’s PM-eBus.
Milestone Alert!Livemint tops the charts as the fastest growing news website in the world 🌏 Click here for more information.
Get all Industry News, Banking News and Live Coin Updates. Download the Mint News App for Daily Market Updates.
Less
Updated: 08 November 2023, 06:13 PM IST
Denial of responsibility! vismuseum.org.in is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – at loginhelponline@gmail.com The content will be deleted within 24 hours.