Dynamic Simulation of an Isolated Solar Powered Charging Facility for 20 Electric Vehicles in St.John’s, Newfoundland

Iqbal, Tariq and Sundararajan, Raghul Suraj and Hassanien, Hesham Ossama and Mousavi, Seyed Mohammad (2020) Dynamic Simulation of an Isolated Solar Powered Charging Facility for 20 Electric Vehicles in St.John’s, Newfoundland. In: 29th Annual Newfoundland Electrical and Computer Engineering Conference, November 19, 2020, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Abstract

Escalating rates of greenhouse gas emissions are making our planet warmer, thus triggering new climate patterns that can change the environment irreversibly. The transport sector contributes 27% of the global greenhouse gas emissions. This paper attempts to study an isolated solar PV powered charging facility, as part of a parking lot, for 20 electric vehicles in St. John’s, Newfoundland. A system simulation has been carried out in HOMER software for a fully functioning system including the array size, battery storage, inverter, based on SMART EQ fortwo electric vehicles. Additionally, a MATLAB simulation is also carried out for dynamic modeling of the system. Both simulations confirmed the feasibility of the system and proper operation despite the low number of sun hours in St. John's. System design and simulation results are presented in the paper.

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