80% Seminar: Planning and operation models for an EV sharing community in spot and balancing market

Abstract: An EV sharing scheme is emerging in residential and business sector. It enables community members to share EVs and make reservations when they plan to use a car. The paper proposes a framework for planning and operation of a shared EV fleet. The framework coordinates charging and reservation assignment, and supports the community to participate in wholesale electricity market. It includes two stochastic programming models for day-ahead planning and real-time operation management. Bids on spot market are determined in the day-ahead planning. A preliminary plan for the bids on balancing market, the charging schedule of each EV and the assignment of each reservation are also determined in this phase. The preliminary plan is further refined during the real-time operation management. A numerical study based on Swedish driving behaviors and Nordic electricity market rules is performed to demonstrate an application of the proposed framework.