Enhancing smart charging in electric vehicles by addressing paused and delayed charging problems

Nico Brinkel; Thijs Van wijk; Anoeska Buijze; Nanda kishor Panda; Jelle Meersmans; Peter Markotić; Bart Van der ree; Henk Fidder; Baerte De brey; Simon Tindemans; Tarek Alskaif; Wilfried Van sark

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-48477-w

Enhancing smart charging in electric vehicles by addressing paused and delayed charging problems

Nico Brinkel^*, Thijs Van wijk, Anoeska Buijze, Nanda kishor Panda, Jelle Meersmans, Peter Markotić, Bart Van der ree, Henk Fidder, Baerte De brey, Simon Tindemans, Tarek Alskaif, Wilfried Van sark

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Wageningen University & Research

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Abstract

Smart charging of electric vehicles can alleviate grid congestion and reduce charging costs. However, various electric vehicle models currently lack the technical capabilities to effectively implement smart charging since they cannot handle charging pauses or delays. These models enter sleep mode when charging is interrupted, preventing resumption afterwards. To avoid this, they should be continuously charged with their minimum charging power, even when a charging pause would be desirable, for instance with high electricity prices. This research examines this problem to inform various stakeholders, including policymakers and manufacturers, and stimulates the adoption of proactive measures that address this problem. Here, we demonstrate through technical charging tests that around one-third of tested car models suffer from this issue. Through model simulations we indicate that eliminating paused and delayed charging problems would double the smart charging potential for all applications. Lastly, we propose concrete legal and practical solutions to eliminate these problems.

Original language	English
Article number	5089
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48477-w
Publication status	Published - Jun 2024

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This study was supported by the Topsector Energy subsidy scheme of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy through the project \u2019Slim laden met flexibele nettarieven in Utrecht (FLEET)\u2019 under grand agreement TEUE519004 (N.B, P.M, B.v.d.R., H.F., B.d.B, W.v.S.), by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations through the ROBUST project under grant agreement MOOI32014 (N.B, N.K.P., P.M, B.v.d.R., B.d.B, S.T., W.v.S.), and by the European Union\u2019s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation program through the SCALE project under grant number 101056874 (N.B., B.v.d.R., W.v.S.).

Funders	Funder number
Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat	TEUE519004
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties	MOOI32014
European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program	101056874

Keywords

energy infrastructure
energy management
energy policy
energy storage

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