Quantifying the Effect of Fast Charger Deployments on Electric Vehicle Utility and Travel Patterns via Advanced Simulation: Preprint

Eric Wood, Jeremy Neubauer, Evan Burton

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Abstract

The disparate characteristics between conventional (CVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in terms of driving range, refill/recharge time, and availability of refuel/recharge infrastructure inherently limit the relative utility of BEVs when benchmarked against traditional driver travel patterns. However, given a high penetration of high-power public charging combined with driver tolerance forrerouting travel to facilitate charging on long-distance trips, the difference in utility between CVs and BEVs could be marginalized. We quantify the relationships between BEV utility, the deployment of fast chargers, and driver tolerance for rerouting travel and extending travel durations by simulating BEVs operated over real-world travel patterns using the National Renewable EnergyLaboratory's Battery Lifetime Analysis and Simulation Tool for Vehicles (BLAST-V). With support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Office, BLAST-V has been developed to include algorithms for estimating the available range of BEVs prior to the start of trips, for rerouting baseline travel to utilize public charging infrastructure when necessary, and for making drivertravel decisions for those trips in the presence of available public charging infrastructure, all while conducting advanced vehicle simulations that account for battery electrical, thermal, and degradation response. Results from BLAST-V simulations on vehicle utility, frequency of inserted stops, duration of charging events, and additional time and distance necessary for rerouting travel arepresented to illustrate how BEV utility and travel patterns can be affected by various fast charge deployments.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages13
StatePublished - 2015
EventSAE 2015 World Congress and Exhibition - Detroit, Michigan
Duration: 21 Apr 201523 Apr 2015

Conference

ConferenceSAE 2015 World Congress and Exhibition
CityDetroit, Michigan
Period21/04/1523/04/15

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5400-63423

Keywords

  • battery electric vehicles
  • BEV
  • blast-v
  • CV
  • fast chargers

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