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The impact of plug-in behavior on the spatial–temporal flexibility of electric vehicle charging load

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Gschwendtner, Christine, Knoeri, Christof, Stephan, Annegret·2023·Sustainable Cities and Society

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While electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to support decarbonizing transport, EVs can challenge the electricity system. Investigating the EV charging load and its flexibility, e.g., by shifting load, is therefore crucial to ensure a secure and sustainable energy system. We develop an agent-based model to investigate how different plug-in behaviors can affect (future) EV charging load profiles and their spatial–temporal flexibility. We contribute to extant literature by (1) revealing the effect of diverse plug-in behaviors on EV load profiles, particularly the flexibility potential resulting from different plug-in behaviors; (2) presenting the (future) charging load in different spatial structures, i.e. urban, rural, or suburban, and home, work, or public charging locations; and (3) demonstrating the effect of detailed driving profiles in high spatial and temporal resolution. We implement three future scenarios regarding EV and charging infrastructure diffusion and technology developments. We find that the impact of potential changes in plug-in behavior on EV charging load would be highest for urban areas and increases as charging infrastructure becomes more spatially diversified. Decision-makers in policy and industry can use these insights to evaluate the impact of EV charging on distribution grids and design incentives to leverage the flexibility potential of EVs.

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Authors
Gschwendtner, C., Knoeri, C., & Stephan, A.
Affiliations
ETH Zurich (CH)
Corresponding author
Gschwendtner, Christine
Venue
Sustainable Cities and Society
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-01
Volume
88
Pages
104263
ISSN
2210-6707 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4307002354
Cited by
91
References
130
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 15
FWCI
5.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Sustainable Cities and Society (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • ETH Zürich Research Collection
Funders
  • Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
  • Bundesamt für Energie (SI/501904-01)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
Keywords
electric vehicle charging, charging load profiles, load flexibility, charging infrastructure, driving profiles, urban-rural differences, distribution grid impact, agent-based modeling

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