Planning for Electric Vehicles: Optimal Placement of Charging Stations in an Electrical Distribution Grid

In this chapter, a decision model is formalized. The aim is to find the optimal locationOptimal- location and size of several power production plants and EVs’ charging stationsCharging- station (CS) to satisfy electrical loadsElectrical- load and charging demands in a power distribution network. The power sources considered in the model are renewableRenewables (small-size WTsWind Turbine (WT) and PV) and traditional (cogenerationCogeneration micro-turbines), both connected to the same grid. The overall net present value is minimized. The optimal results are obtained over a modified IEEE 13 bus networkIEEE bus network.