Report Number
FSEC-CR-2037-16
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-CR-2037-16.pdf
Keywords
Electric Vehicles; Buildings; Electrical Loads; Workplace charging; PEV chargers; Electric vehicle infrastructure; Energy management; Cost analysis
Abstract
Efforts to increase the availability of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging stations have focused on expanding public charging stations, promoting charging at the workplace and using charging stations as a shopping incentive for retail stores. This report examines the costs and energy uses to provide the charging service. Rapidly charging a PEV requires expensive electric equipment and can lead to high operating costs due to electrical demand charges. This project presents results from a detailed case study for 5 PEV chargers where the charger electricity costs are a part of a facilities electric bill. Also presented are options for minimizing the electrical demand costs of the facility. These results show that electrical charging costs can be minimized if the workplace chargers are operated using a building energy management system (EMS) to control electricity use. In addition, the equipment costs will need to be capitalized through station use from multiple vehicles. Otherwise workplace charging can be costly
Date Published
11-15-2016
Identifiers
100
Subjects
Battery charging stations (Electric vehicles); Energy consumption; Cost control; Battery charging stations (Electric vehicles); Facility management
Local Subjects
Electric Vehicles; Buildings - Electrical Loads
Type
Text; Document
Creator (Linked Data)
Raustad, Richard [LC]
Collection
FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Raustad, Richard, "EV Workplace Charging Energy Use and Cost Case Study" (2016). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 100.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/100
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