Optimal Placement of Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Distribution System Using Meta-Heuristic Techniques

Abstract

Technological findings recommend that Electric Vehicles (EVs) play a vital role in the road transportation system. EV's are becoming more prominent as formal vehicles have a substantial effect on the atmosphere. The rising adoption of EVs will lead to an increase in the number of charging stations that would profoundly impact the power grid. The inappropriate forecasting of EV Charging Stations (EVCSs) has a detrimental effect on the distribution system. Therefore, the selection of the optimum placement of EVCS in the power grid is a significant problem. In the proposed approach, an IEEE 33 Bus system is considered for optimal placement of EV charging station, with the account of optimal loads of the buses. The analysis was carried for an IEEE 33 BUS system using the Loss Sensitivity Factor (LSF) and power flow by Newton Raphson method. LSF was determined for various buses considering the system voltage, load (real and reactive power), and losses in the system. Also, the results are compared with the conventional method, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Harris Hawks Optimization (HHO) algorithms. Finally, the reliability test was carried out for optimal placement of EVCS in an IEEE 33 BUS system.