Autonomous Battery Swapping System and Methodologies of Electric Vehicles

Feyijimi Adegbohun; Annette von Jouanne; Kwang  Y. Lee

doi:10.3390/en12040667

Energies (Feb 2019)

Autonomous Battery Swapping System and Methodologies of Electric Vehicles

Feyijimi Adegbohun,
Annette von Jouanne,
Kwang Y. Lee

Affiliations

Feyijimi Adegbohun: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA
Annette von Jouanne: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA
Kwang Y. Lee: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en12040667
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 4
p. 667

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The transportation industry contributes a significant amount of carbon emissions and pollutants to the environment globally. The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has a significant potential to not only reduce carbon emissions, but also to provide needed energy storage to contribute to the adoption of distributed renewable generation. This paper focuses on a design model and methodology for increasing EV adoption through automated swapping of battery packs at battery sharing stations (BShS) as a part of a battery sharing network (BShN), which would become integral to the smart grid. Current battery swapping methodologies are reviewed and a new practical approach is proposed considering both the technical and socio-economic impacts. The proposed BShS/BShN provides novel solutions to some of the most preeminent challenges that EV adoption faces today such as range anxiety, grid reliability, and cost. Challenges and advancements specific to this solution are also discussed.

Published in Energies

ISSN: 1996-1073 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

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