Assessment of Microgrid-Integrated Hybrid Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: A Techno-Economic and Environmental Perspective
One of the most important steps in creating a sustainable society is electrifying the transportation industry. There will be a number of benefits, including lower oil use, lower emissions, and grid integration of renewable energy sources. To promote widespread EV adoption, electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) deployment is crucial because it will mitigate “range anxiety,” or the worry about how far an EV can go before its battery runs out. In order to reduce costs and emissions, this work will build an electric vehicle charging station that incorporates renewable distributed generation (DG). Standalone microgrid EVCS is examined in various scenarios where energy sources including solar power, wind, and diesel generators are taken into account to meet the EVCS’s needs. The model was developed using HOMER software with accurate input data representing its operational, economic, and physical characteristics. This study aims to design an optimal hybrid EVCS integrating renewable energy sources. The system is implemented using HOMER software and evaluated using techno-economic parameters such as net present cost (NPC) and cost of energy (COE). The paper is organized as follows: Section 2 presents the site description, Section 3 explains the system configuration, Section 4 discusses results, and Section 5 concludes the study.