Simulation and Analysis of Solar-Wind System for EV Charging

Everyday, there is a greater need for transportation. The electric vehicleElectric vehicle (EV) is one such kind of transportation that has been around for a century. It utilizes fewer resources, which means that its effects on pollution, climate change, and resource depletion are less severe. Many people find it difficult to charge their electric vehiclesElectric vehicle in off-gridGrid locations, which reduce EV adoption. In this situation, a charging station run by locally available renewable energy sourcesRenewable energy sources like solarSolar, wind, biogas, and tidal energyEnergy would be a better option. In this chapter, a particular charging station design with wind and solar energySolar energy is discussed. The solarSolar-wind energyWind energy-based charging system significantly reduces the amount of fossil fuels utilized to produce electricity, which also reduces CO2 emissions and other pollutants associated with carbon. In this chapter, wind and sun energyEnergy are combined and found to be mutually beneficial. It uses a charging controllerController that considers the state of charge (SOC) of the batteryBattery and governs powerPower transfer. The charging station is modeled as accurately as possible by carefully taking into account each level, including the solarSolar plant, wind plant, batteryBattery loadLoad, and regulating converterConverter topologiesTopology. This charging approach can be applied in off-gridGrid situations by recognizing the charging need and matching it with the suitable energy storage systemEnergy storage systems and auxiliary devices.