Modelling and verifying the load behaviour of electric vehicle charging stations based on field measurements

Abstract

This study measures the long-term electric energy data of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station, and uses these field measurements to analyse and construct the load behaviour model of an EV charging station. According to the statistics of field measurements, the state of charge of EV battery pack at the start of charging and the number of EVs starting charging in each time interval can be modelled using Poisson distribution, Roulette wheel selection and uniform distribution. The load behaviour of an EV charging station can be modelled and analysed accordingly. To validate the accuracy of the proposed load behaviour model, a portion of field measurements is reserved for load behaviour model verification. The proposed load behaviour model can also be used to analyse the impacts of EV charging stations on distribution systems. Test results show that the load behaviour model proposed in this study has higher accuracy and the impacts of EV charging stations on distribution systems can be analysed more effectively and precisely.