Examining the Potential of Renewable Energy Sources to Help Promote the Adoption of Electric Vehicles in A Smart Grid Setting.

Abstract

Transportation-related energy use is currently second only to global industrial consumption. Transportation driven entirely by renewable energy allows for a significant decrease in the consumption of fossil fuels, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Electric vehicles (EVs) can be used as an option to reduce pollution in transportation. Power supply networks face increasing electricity demand as a result of widespread EV adoption. By using renewable energy sources (RESs) for electric vehicle charging, this issue may be solved. Coordination of EV charging with other demands and renewable generation is challenging since RESs are unpredictable. Power oscillations in the electric grid may be mitigated by employing EVs as energy sources. This article provides an overview of current findings in the area of smart grid-based integration of renewable energy sources with electric cars (EVs). Systems that integrate smart grid technology with electric cars must deal with a number of problems relating to grid infrastructure, control, and communication. Section 2 discusses the viability of integrating solar and wind energy sources with electric automobiles. EVs integration into the electric grid and Vehicle to grid services are the two categories into which the available research publications in this field are divided. Section 3 investigates the role of V2G in the electrical market as well as its management issues. In addition, the future potential of integrating electric cars with renewable energy sources and the Smart grid is underlined, along with the research needs in this area.