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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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