ERIGrid 2.0 offers a chance for researchers involved in power systems and smart grids to access top European laboratories for their experimental research.
The user project we want to highlight today dealt with power quality challenges from electric mobility. More specifically, the scope was the harmonic emissions from the onboard charger of different electric vehicles when charging current (“smart charging”) is varied between the minimum and maximum allowable rates.
This was the first time comprehensive research work on the topic was conducted. DTU SYSLAB is one of the world’s leading e-mobility lab equipped with state of the art EV-related lab equipment. Access to SYSLAB enabled the team to collect critical data on EV onboard charger performance from a range of EVs. The project applied for the ERIGrid 2.0 in order collaborate with DTU’s e-mobility team and access SYSLAB to test different electric vehicles with smart charging capable EV supply equipment.
The user research group is part of University of Strathclyde and was comprised of:
- Asoc.Prof I. Safak Bayram
- PhD student Murat Senol
- Dr. Lewis Hunter
- Dr. David Campos-Gaona
The DTU host group was comprised of:
- Dr. Oliver Gehrke
- Dr. Kristian Sevdari
The collaboration led to 1 journal paper and 2 conference papers. The conference paper “Measurement-based harmonic analysis of electric vehicle smart charging” was awarded the best paper award at ITEC 2024 – one of the largest e-mobility conferences.
Find the paper here: Measurement-based Harmonic Analysis of Electric Vehicle Smart Charging
