EV Plugs, an app for electric vehicle charging stations, has gone live and claims to be India''s first independent aggregator app. So far, there are more than 1,000 verified listings, according to the company, and EV Plugs is available on both iOS and android besides being web-based. According to Manish Narang, co-founder and EV
an-teed. In order to meet such challenges, the EV aggregator is studied in this paper. A two-stage optimal charging scheme based on transactive control is proposed for the aggre. ator to manage day-ahead electricity procurement and real-time EV charging management.The transactive control concept was proposed by a number of research
At the system level, we use the state-space method to further simplify the model for an EV aggregator (EVA) with limited data measurements from EVs. During frequency regulation, the reduced EVA model predicts the EVA''s regulation capacity and generates a simplified global control signal for the probabilistic control of individual EVs.
India currently has 5,294 publicly-available EV charging stations, but 48,000 more are being planned by 2026/2027. The country''s EV sales are projected to grow at a CAGR of 66.52% through to 2030 and 349,646 EVs were sold across India in the first quarter of 2023 — which is a 81% y-o-y jump — with electric 2Ws and 3Ws dominating
Considering high penetration of electric vehicle (EV), flexible charging behavior may bring great influence on power security and traffic congestion problem. In this paper, a bi-Ievel optimization is proposed to co-optimize spatial and temporal charging load distribution. In upper-level for EV charging aggregator, an energy management method is proposed
Evnnovator will identify and tackle the problems of locating nearby electric vehicle charging stations. Our purpose is to provide all EV owners with a one-stop solution for all charging-related
In this article, we propose a software-defined EV-to-EV charging framework (SD-E2EC) with mobile aggregators, in which, on the basis of the collected
Owing to the uncertain behavior of EV owners, two assumptions are made in this study: 1) the aggregator operator does not know when each EV will departure; and 2) to meet the charging demand, a lower bound of charging energy is required in each reserve period, which is denoted as S base and used as the operation limitation for the
This paper presents an aggregator-based interactive charging management scheme adopting interruptible load (IL) pricing, in which the EV aggregator will respond to the load control command of
Electric vehicles (EV) offer a sustainable solution to the emission problems from transportation but require appropriate charging management facilities. This article presents a decentralized charging management scheme for EV scheduling in a multiaggregator scenario and is compared with a centralized scheduling (CES) strategy
EV Plugs (Company) India''s first independent aggregator app for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations has gone live with more than 1000 verified listings. . The free app is available on both
To achieve the optimal control and management of the EV charging load, EV Aggregator (EVA) has emerged [ 3 - 5 ]. EVA can guide EV orderly charging
Abstract: Integrating Electric Vehicles (EVs) charging into power grids through EV aggregator, offers promising benefits to society for reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective energy solutions. A key aspect of this integration is the possibility of provision of Contingency-Frequency Control Ancillary Services (C-FCAS). While EVs primarily serve
The charging strategies based on EV aggregators have been proposed to minimize the charging cost, taking uncertainties of renewable generation and EV into account [24]. The proposed strategies
The research work presented in this paper elaborates EV charging scheduling in a multi-aggregator collaborative scheduling environment with mobility aware scheduling, i.e. the requested time by
Aggregators can stack different services from EVs to extract more value from several possible revenue streams, or aggregate pools of EVs with other assets such as
EV aggregator charging control framework and power distribution strategy. As in the metropolitan areas, EVs are commonly charged in a charging station [28], which is governed by an aggregator. The EVs in a standalone microgrid can also be managed in the form of an aggregator. In light of the charging requirement of the EV
In this article, we propose a software-defined EV-to-EV charging framework (SD-E2EC) with mobile aggregators, in which, on the basis of the collected information in a global view, the charging controller determines the charging location, monetary cost for C-EV, and monetary reward for D-EV.
For the uninitiated, Delhi-based EV Plugs was co-founded in 2021 by EV enthusiasts Manish Narang, Kapil Narang and Ashwani Arora. The 1000 charging stations on the app are across more than 60 cities in India. The listed charging stations include those being offered by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), Tata Power, Statiq, Ather,
First, an EVs-aggregator (EVs-AGG) model is formulated to incorporate diverse charging behaviors. The EVs-AGG is efficiently integrated into FDN through the dc link of multiterminal SOP. Then, optimal operation strategies are obtained by coordinating EVs charging/discharging power with the regulation of multiterminal SOP.
Abstract: This paper proposes a two-stage charging scheme for the electric vehicle aggregator to minimize the charging cost of each individual participator,
an EV aggregator, which will adjust slow charging power to ful˝ll technical constraints imposed by network oper- ators while EVs are charged at the lowest cost.
This paper presents a novel method for Electric Vehicle Aggregators (EVAs) to engage in day-ahead and real-time electricity markets, overcoming the issue of cross-day energy gaps of EVAs. Traditional day-ahead bidding processes are usually treated as independent, one-time actions, and fail to consider the continuity of the cross
In this paper, detailed mathematical model of EV charging aggregator is introduced, while corresponding multi-agent model was built to analysis how EV''s
A two-level optimization algorithm for EVs controlled by the aggregator is proposed to determine optimal operation strategies of EV aggregations and the charging
This paper analyzes from the perspective of the aggregator, aims to maximize the profit of the aggregator, sets the electricity price while minimizing the
The EV aggregator is defined as an interface entity that aggregates the EVs to act as dispersed energy resources, enabling them to support the V2G mechanism [59]. In
Electric vehicles (EVs) are predicted to be highly integrated into future smart grids considering their significant role in achieving a safe environment and sustainable transportation. The charging/discharging flexibility of EVs, which can be aggregated by an agent, provides the opportunity of participating in the demand-side management of
In this manuscript, a marginal price-dependent coordination approach is proposed for EV charging demand management design for optimizing operation decisions for both EV aggregator and EVCS. The schematic representation model of coordination based on marginal price is illustrated in Fig. 1 .
Mode 1: Free V2G — the user does not express any preferences and allows full V2G participation. In this mode, the aggregator is not restricted in using this EV for either charging or discharging. • Mode 2: Quick Charge to target SOC — the user requests quick charging until the stated battery pack State-of-Charge (SOC) is reached.
Now, India''s first independent aggregator mobile application which lists electric vehicle charging stations is live! Also read: Researchers Are Working On Creating Concrete That Can Charge Electric Vehicles While They Run On It. Unsplash. Introducing EV Plugs. Known as "EV Plugs", the app currently has 1,000 listings for users of EV in