Electric vehicles and plug-In EV (PHEV) integration.

Identifying opportunities and implications for EV grid technology

electric vehicle integration / PHEV integration

By 2030, the plug in vehicle (PEV / PHEV) market will mature, with about 4.5 – 6 million new PEV sales per year in the United States alone. Battery power and energy density may be two-to-four or more times present levels for increased ranges and heavier vehicles—this means longer charging times and/or more rapid special-purpose chargers.

The emerging EV / PHEV technologies offer an opportunity for system operators such as independent system operators (ISOs) and regional transmission operators (RTOs) to shape and facilitate new opportunities for grid integration and regulation.

Advancing understanding of EV integration market and reliability implications

As plug in vehicle technology advances, energy stored in the batteries of the vehicles can be used to support Ancillary Services, Demand Response, and Integration of Renewable technologies.

KEMA is actively engaged in analyzing the opportunities and implications of the emerging EV integration concepts.

We are identifying products and services that EVs and PHEVs could provide under existing market and reliability structures within ISO/RTO markets. This includes recommendations and analysis of requirements that address:

reliability, market products and services, Demand Response (DR) and alternative energy opportunities
technology, communications, security and protocol requirements, issues, constraints, costs and the accountable parties, such as vendors, regulatory, ISO/RTO staff, and standard setting agencies
performance, operability and observability requirements and recommendation
requirements for ISO/RTOs to be the integrators of the aforementioned products and services
recommendations appropriate for the ISO/RTOs to have a consistent view, standards, and how the products and services would play across all of the markets.

We are also providing specific conclusions and recommendations on market implementation success factors, including:

proposed market design and operational requirements
recommendations for the operational and market infrastructure development considering V2G, Demand Response (DR) and alternative energy
results of detailed modeling and analysis as appropriate to demonstrate feasibility of recommendations and time lines
recommendations for development of operational and market infrastructure that provided for visibility to the system operator in real time and integration with EMS systems and pricing algorithms
address Cyber Security, Field Safety, Vehicle Plug and Play Requirements, and the Uniform Grid Code.