Experiments from ACN-Sim: An Open-Source Simulator for Data-Driven Electric Vehicle Charging Research at SmartGridComm 2019

ACN-Sim Case Study

Comparing Baseline Algorithms in Constrained Infrastructure

To demonstrate the usefulness of ACN-Sim we present two simple case studies.

unbalanced_three_phase_infrastructure.ipynb

In the first study, we demonstrate the importance of considering the three-phase nature of charging networks by showing that only considering limits on the aggregate charging current can lead to line overloads in an unbalanced three-phase system.

baseline_algorithms_w_constrained_infrastructure.ipynb

In the second study, we compare the percentage of energy demands which are met at various infrastructure capacities for Earliest Deadline First, Least Laxity First, First Come First Served, and Round Robin.

infrastructure_design_evaluation.ipynb

In this third study, we evaluate 4 infrastructure designs including uncontrolled charging with level-1 and level-2 charging as well as level-2 smart charging using LLF.

simple_pandapower_cosim.ipynb

In this forth study, we use pandapower to examine the effect of uncontrolled and smart EV charging on a simple stylized distribution feeder.