Efficient and robust power and energy management for large clusters of plug-in electric vehicles and distribution networksEfficient and robust power and energy management for large clusters of plug-in electric vehicles and distribution networks Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2024-04-182022enIn this paper, an efficient and robust power and energy management for large clusters of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and distribution networks is proposed. The method aims to minimise the charging cost of large clusters of PEVs in real time while ensuring distribution network normal operation and satisfying a large number of constraints from PEV level up to distribution network. The design of the method ensures very low dependence on forecast errors of critical quantities such as electricity price while it can be easily integrated with conventional optimal power flow algorithms. To this end, innovative virtual differential operation costs are assigned to clusters of PEVs. Moreover, an innovative definition of the flexibility of a cluster of PEVs to change its power is introduced while a simple idea based on the principle of the selection of the fittest is used to achieve efficient power dispatch to the PEVs with minimal computational requirements. The efficiency and the robustness of the proposed method are proved by detailed simulations of several operation scenarios of a realistic distribution network with large penetration of PEVs and renewable energy sources.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/IET Energy Systems Integration43393-408Kanellos_et_al_IET Energy Syst. Integr._4(3)_2022.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2024-04-18application/pdf2.9 MBfree Kanellos Fotios Κανελλος Φωτιος Kalaitzakis Konstantinos Καλαϊτζακης Κωνσταντινος Psarras Ioannis Ψαρρας Ιωαννης Katsigiannis Ioannis Κατσιγιαννης Ιωαννης Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Energy efficiency Energy management Plug-in electric vehicles Renewable energy resources