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6 The Design Lab at Rensselaer GE student teams including Nacelle, 2-piece Blade, Tower re-design, their professors, project engineers and sponsor mentors. © General Electric Company. Used by permission.
Smart Grid - PHEV Impact Study Robin Lafayette(EPOW), Jia Ma(CSYS), Norma-Ester Medina(MGMT), Justin Metzger(ELEC), Sabrina Moore(EPOW), Sam Ostrow(EPOW), Hao Ruan(ELEC) Project History A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) automobile design contains: � Electric motor � Internal combustion engine w/ rechargeable batteries Purpose: �To observe and analyze the impact of PHEVs on the power grid �Research for future project application Current Semester Objective: �Build a simulation to identify the optimal load schedule for a transformer and the effect on the thermal properties. The PHEV is an electric vehicle with a � Gas-tank backup reducing the emissions The cost of electricity for PHEV � Estimated to be less than one quarter of the cost of fuel Technical Results (Load): �23.6% loaded 1.25x the transformers rated load �9.26% remained overloaded for 5 hours of more © General Electric Company. Used by permission. Some models of PHEVs can: � Travel up to 300 miles on a single charge � Be fully recharged in one night (Ex. Toyota Prius, Ford Escape, Chevy Volt, and Tesla) Technical Results (Thermal): �For most scenarios, top oil temperature doesn’t exceed normal range (120 degrees Celsius) Hourly Temperature (C) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 Rated Load: 37.5kW January, Albany NY Project Engineer: Mark Anderson (The Design Lab), Chief Engineer: Cheng Hsu (Dept. of Industrial & Systems Eng.) Power Distribution Systems As electric cars and hybrid vehicles are adopted by consumers, they will impact the power distribution systems. Based on consumer patterns, this will likely create different and varying electric loading scenarios that must be accounted for. The student team successfully developed a simulation tool to help model these variations. Accomplishments: �Load schedule optimization tool built using excel �User interface constructed using LabVIEW �Output screens for thermal calculations using LabVIEW With this tool set, the user can better understand how these loads may impact the grid at the neighborhood level and can thus plan accordingly. 30 20 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 14 15 16 17 18 9 20 21 22 23 4 © General Electric Company. Used by permission. Average Max Min Next Steps: �Theoretical •Reduction of modeling assumptions to improve realism •Expansion of modeling area •Better VI to model simulation could be utilized �Practical •Physical representation of model •Improved communication between utilities, dealerships and vehicle owners •Modify HMI to include PHEVs 2010 Project Portfolio 7
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