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Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which plugin electric vehicles, such as electric cars (BEVs) and plugin hybrids (PHEVs), communicate with the power grid to
sell demand response services by either delivering electricity into the grid or by throttling their charging rate.[1]
[2]
A solar vehicle which uses its excess charging capacity to provide power to the electric grid when
the battery is fully charged. Here the vehicle eectively becomes a small renewable energy power station. Such systems have been in use since the 1990s
and are routinely used in the case of large vehicles,
especially solar-powered boats.
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Three versions
or solar electric.
Related Terms
Future battery developments[14] may change the economic equation, making it advantageous to use newer
high capacity and longer-lived batteries in BEV/PHEVs
and in grid load balancing and as a large energy cache for
renewable grid resources. Even if cycled daily, such batteries would only require replacement/recycling every 55
years or so. Since BEVs can have up to 50 kWh worth of
battery storage they represent somewhat more than the
average homes daily energy demand. Even without a
PHEVs gas generation capabilities such a vehicle could
be used for emergency power for several days (for example, lighting, refrigerators etc. with combined load of 1
kW could be powered for 50 hours). This would be an
example of V2H or Vehicle-to-home transmission. As
such they may be seen as a complementary technology
for intermittent renewable power resources such as wind
A study conducted in 2012 by the Idaho National Laboratory [16] revealed the following estimations and future
plans for V2G in various countries. It is important to note
that this is dicult to quantify because the technology is
still in its nascent stage, and is therefore dicult to reliably predict adoption of the technology around the world.
The following list is not intended to be exhaustive, but
rather to give an idea of the scope of development and
progress in this area around the world.
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South Korea
Japan
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Denmark
Denmark currently is a world leader in wind power generation, with 20% of the countrys energy coming from
wind (there are enough installed turbines to meet up to
40% of the countrys energy needs). Initially, Denmarks
goal is to replace 10% of all vehicles with PEVs, with
an ultimate goal of a complete replacement to follow.
The EDISON Project implements a new set of goals that
will allow enough turbines to be built to accommodate
50% of total power while using V2G to prevent negative
impacts to the grid. Because of the unpredictability of
wind, the EDISON Project plans to use PEVs while they
are plugged into the grid to store additional wind energy
that the grid cannot handle. Then, during peak energy
use hours, or when the wind is calm, the power stored
in these PEVs will be fed back into the grid. To aid in
the acceptance of EVs, policies have been enforced that
create a tax dierential between zero emission cars and
traditional automobiles. The Danish PEV market value
is expected to grow from $50 to $380 million between
2015 and 2020. PEV developmental progress and advancements pertaining to the use of renewable energy resources will make Denmark a market leader with respect
to V2G innovation (ZigBee 2010).
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United Kingdom
The V2G market in the UK will be stimulated by aggressive smart grid and PEV rollouts. Starting in January
2011, programs and strategies to assist in PEV have been
implemented. The UK has begun devising strategies to
increase the speed of adoption of EVs. This includes providing universal high-speed internet for use with smart
grid meters, because most V2G-capable PEVs will not
coordinate with the larger grid without it. The Electric Delivery Plan for London states that by 2015, there
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will be 500 on-road charging stations; 2,000 stations oroad in car parks; and 22,000 privately owned stations
installed. Local grid substations will need to be upgraded
for drivers who cannot park on their own property. By
2020 in the UK, there will be a smart meter in every residential home, and about 1.7 million PEVs on the road.
The UKs electric vehicle market value is projected to
grow from $0.1 to $1.3 billion between 2015 and 2020
(ZigBee 2010).
9 Current projects
9.1 University of Delaware
Dr. Willett Kempton, Dr. Suresh Advani, and Dr.
Ajay Prasad are the researchers at the US University of
Delaware who are currently conducting research on the
V2G technology, with Dr. Kempton being the lead on the
project. Dr. Kempton has published a number of articles
on the technology and the concept, many of which can be
found on the V2G project page.[4] The group is involved
in researching the technology itself as well as its performance when used on the grid. In addition to the technical
research, the team has worked with Dr. Meryl Gardner,
a Marketing professor in the Alfred Lerner College of
Business and Economic at the University of Delaware, to
develop marketing strategies for both consumer and corporate eet adoption [17]
9.2 Edison
Denmark's Edison project, an abbreviation for 'Electric vehicles in a Distributed and Integrated market using Sustainable energy and Open Networks is an ongoing partially state funded research project on the island of Bornholm in Eastern Denmark. The consortium of IBM, Siemens the hardware and software developer EURISCO, Denmarks largest energy company
DONG Energy, the regional energy company stkraft,
the Technical University of Denmark and the Danish
Energy Association, is currently exploring how to balance the unpredictable electricity loads generated by Denmarks many wind farms, currently generating ~20% of
the countrys total electricity production, by using electric vehicles (EV) and their accumulators. The aim of the
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project is to develop infrastructure that enables EVs to intelligently communicate with the grid to determine when
charging, and ultimately discharging, can take place.[18]
At least one rebuild V2G capable Toyota Scion will be
used in the project.[19] The project is key in Denmarks
ambitions to expand its wind-power generation to 50% by
2020.[20] According to a source of British newspaper The
Guardian 'Its never been tried at this scale' previously.[21]
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Completed projects
Southwest Research Institute
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Skepticism
There is some skepticism among experts about the feasibility of V2G. As the New York Times states:
VEHICLES
that purpose.[6] However, in December 2013, Honda announced a partnership with the University of Delaware
where they delivered an Accord Hybrid with on-board
bidirectional charger to enter into the PJM Interconnection's frequency regulation market.[26]
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See also
Charge Control
Charging station
Distributed generation
Electranet
Electric vehicle battery
Electrical substation
Electricity meter
Energy demand management
Feed-in Tari
Grid energy storage
Grid-tied electrical system
Inverter (electrical)
List of energy storage projects
Load prole
Load balancing (electrical power)
Operating reserve
Peaking power plant
Power outage
RechargeIT
Small is Protable
Smart meter
Unied Smart Grid
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References
V2G Generates
[1] Cleveland, Cutler J.; Morris, Christopher (2006). Dictionary of Energy. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 473. ISBN
0-08-044578-0.
[2] Pacic Gas and Electric Company Energizes Silicon Valley With Vehicle-to-Grid Technology. Pacic Gas &
Electric. 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
[24] SwRI will participate in a U.S. Army program to demonstrate alternative sources for an emergency electrical
power grid. Southwest Research Institute. Retrieved
2015-02-26.
20kW DC/AC Power Inverter Preliminary Specications, For Distributed Power Applications. UQM
Technologies, Inc. March 2003. Archived from the
original on 2008-03-03.
[28] Plug-in Electric Vehicles 2008: What Role for Washington (PDF). Brookings Institution and Google.org. 200806-12. p. 347.
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External links
Vehicle-to-grid V2G - EAA-PHEV Wiki. Electric vehicles plugged in for recharging their batteries can help stabilize a smart grid by occasionally
feeding power back into the grid to help prevent
brownouts and blackouts.
Vehicle-to-house V2H - EAA-PHEV Wiki. Electric vehicles can power critical functions in a home
during emergencies when the electrical grid is
blacked out.
Diehl, Stephen. Study suggests electric cars could
pay their owners back. Green Mountain College.
Archived from the original on 2008-02-25.
University of
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