Projects:2020s1-1541 The Impact of Electric Vehicle Loads on the South Australian Power Distribution Network

Introduction

It is widely established that adoption of Electric Vehicles by the general public will accelerate in the next decade. SA Power Networks acknowledges this trend as a key point of interest to their business in the future, and is therefore interested in developing more advanced methods of evaluating network impacts resulting from EV-based load profiles and EV penetration scenarios.

The development of knowledge in this area is multi-faceted, in the sense that analyses could consider power quality (steady state voltage, voltage fluctuation and flicker, harmonics, voltage balance and expected ramp rates), voltage limits, thermal overloads and system security under EV-influenced scenarios, as well as long-term customer load profile changes and consumer behaviours.

Project team

Project students

• Adam Cameron
• Emily Lauritsen
• <Student 3's name>

Supervisors

• Dr. Wen Soong
• Mr. David Vowles
• Ms. Elisia Reed (SAPN)