Energy Hub Systems for Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles
Project description
Decarbonising Heavy duty electric vehicle (HDEV) is a high priority for the EU to reach carbon neutrality. This will imply a great economical and technical impact on the grid in order to meet the load demand. An attractive solution to meet the charging needs of HDEV is represented by Energy Hubs (EH), which are multicarrier systems consisting of multiple power conversion stages and energy storage.
In this contest, the Plug-in project aims to realize an HD Energy Hub to reduce the impact that HDEV charging would imply on the grid. Indeed, the main use of the charging hubs is to avoid congested areas in the network and increase the potential for EV charging despite limited grid connection. To this end the main component of the system and the potential DC or AC architecture will be investigated.
The EH will provide the integration of intermittent renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, together with other energy resource and storage, such as fuel cell, hydrolyser systems, battery storage systems and heat storage systems. Moreover, the possible investigation of electric vessels will be included.
The main objectives of the project will include:
- Scalable and robust concept of energy hub for HDEV charging
- Analysis of charging needs for Heavy Duty Electric Vehicles
- Impact analysis of the energy hub on the grid under different conditions
- Development of a simple digital twin of the EH