Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Kentucky Clean Fuels CoalitionElectric Vehicles and Associated

ResearchDr. John Naber and Nick Jewell

UofL Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engr.

WEBSITE:www.louisville.edu/speed/electrical

Electrical and Computer Engineering at UofL

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

• Electric Vehicles at UofL– 2 Chevy Volts operated by Physical Plant

• Procured with differential cost assistance funding opportunity from KU consent decree funds and overseen by KCFC.

– 3 Chevy Volts owned by faculty/students– 1 Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In (Faculty)– Toyota Prius converted to Plug-in hybrid– 2 GEM Electric vehicles– 8 GE Level 2 DuraStation charging stations

• 6 currently active, 2 more to be installed this quarter.

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

• Why study electric vehicles?– Benefits of Evs

• Low Emissions• Fuel Cost Savings

– Growing Market– Special EV Rates from LG&E

Sources: http://content.sierraclub.org/evguide/myths-vs-realityhttp://kentuckycleanfuels.org/electricity/

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

• EV Sales by Month in US

http://insideevs.com/monthly-plug-in-sales-scorecard/

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

• Electric Vehicle Research– Power Monitoring and Control System

• Monitor electric consumption by campus and EVs• Control charging activity• Reduces electric cost• Minimizes grid effects during peak demand periods

2% Penetration at UofL = 150 vehicles

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

• Power Monitoring and Control System– Provides demand forecast– Determines # of chargers– Schedules charging activity– Controls EV chargers on/off

• EV Dashboard–Monitors EV activity– Provides system

summary– Historical Data

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

• Other Electric Vehicle Research– Battery Management

• Battery modelling for Lead-Acid and Lithium-Ion based battery systems

• Accurately determine State of Charge and remaining capacity

• V2G Interface

– Solar Charging• Capstone solar vehicle charger project

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

• EVs / PHEVs in Kentucky– Estimated to be ~200 Chevy Volts and Nissan Leafs in

KY– Does not include Other plug-in capable vehicles

• Toyota Prius, Ford Focus, Cmax, Fusion, Tesla, etc…

– Charging Station Availability:• http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html

– http://www.voltstats.net

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