Charging station location finding using Estimated Distance to Empty Prediction Algorithm

Abstract

Sometimes, Solar Electric Vehicles (SEV) drain out of power and stops in the middle of the journey. To overcome this problem, SEV is upgraded with on-board and off-board charging facilities. This paper proposes a prediction algorithm that considers solar power and battery power to find out the distance the vehicle can travel, thus helping the vehicle driver to stop at a charging station to charge the vehicle. The proposed algorithm is simulated for various driving cycles and results are presented and discussed.