Electric vehicle community charging hubs in multi-unit dwellings: Scheduling and techno-economic assessment

Ruolin Zhang, Noah Horesh, Eleftheria Kontou, Yan Zhou

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Abstract

Democratizing access to charging infrastructure is a prerequisite for equitable electric vehicle (EV) adoption and use. Residential EV charging is the most prevalent and convenient option. However, multi-unit dwelling (MUD) residents have limited access to home charging, leading to higher operating costs and less flexibility. We introduce the concept of community charging hubs for shared charger use at MUDs. Our model minimizes the charging hub's total waiting time. We measure the charging hub's performance and evaluate the levelized cost of charging through a techno-economic assessment in Chicago, IL, New York City, NY, and Los Angeles, CA. We uncover trade-offs between the charging hub's performance and its levelized cost of charging. Installing direct current fast charging stations costs more than adding level-2 stations but significantly reduces waiting times. The cost and performance metrics of small, medium, and large charging hubs and their average power profiles are presented for various hub configurations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number103776
JournalTransportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Volume120
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2023

Keywords

  • Charging hubs
  • Electric vehicles
  • Job shop scheduling problem
  • Multi-unit dwellings
  • Techno-economic assessment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Transportation
  • General Environmental Science

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