Open AccessThe effects of vehicle‐to‐grid systems on wind power integration
Author(s) -
Hodge BriMathias S.,
Huang Shisheng,
Shukla Aviral,
Pekny Joseph F.,
Venkatasubramanian Venkat,
Reklaitis Gintaras V.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
wind energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1099-1824
pISSN - 1095-4244
DOI - 10.1002/we.520
Subject(s) - renewable energy , wind power , electricity , grid , vehicle to grid , automotive engineering , environmental economics , electricity generation , electric power system , electric vehicle , production (economics) , portfolio , stand alone power system , computer science , power (physics) , engineering , distributed generation , electrical engineering , business , economics , microeconomics , physics , geometry , mathematics , finance , quantum mechanics
Renewable energy portfolio standards have created a large increase in the amount of renewable electricity production, and one technology that has benefited greatly from these standards is wind power. The uncertainty inherent in wind electricity production dictates that additional amounts of conventional generation resources be kept in reserve, should wind electricity output suddenly dip. The introduction of plug‐in hybrid electric vehicles into the transportation fleet presents an possible solution to this problem through the concept of vehicle‐to‐grid power. The ability of vehicle‐to‐grid power systems to help solve the variability and uncertainty issuess in systems with large amounts of wind power capacity is examined through a multiparadigm simulation model. The problem is examined from the perspectives of three different stakeholders: policy makers, the electricity system operator and plug‐in hybrid electric vehicle owners. Additionally, a preliminary economic analysis of the technology is performed, and a comparison made with generation technologies that perform similar functions. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.