Design and Feasibility Analysis of a Solar PV and Biomass-based Electric Vehicle Charging Station for Metropolitan Cities (India)

Abstract

This paper presents the Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) design and feasibility analysis using hybrid energy sources such as Solar PV, Biomass, and Diesel generators for India's metropolitan cities. The planned EVCS is precisely modelled and simulated by using HOMER software. The performance of the EVCS is analysed by adopting different configurations, and the techno-economic performance of the proposed system is presented in detail. The system's optimum configuration is analysed by considering the different case studies, and the results are compared. Further, the design and performance of the EVCS are performed for four metropolitan cities in India, such as Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore and Chennai, and the performance parameters are compared.