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PhD Thesis - Energy Systems Research Unit - University of Strathclyde

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In general, the bulk charge phase for an electric vehicle takes half <strong>of</strong> the<br />

recharging time, recharging the battery to around 70%, and the absorption<br />

charge phase uses the second half <strong>of</strong> the recharge time [5]. The float charge<br />

phase is not considered here as this is designed mainly to limit battery damage<br />

due to overcharging, which this model will not allow.<br />

The initial state <strong>of</strong> charge <strong>of</strong> the vehicle battery is defined with the vehicle<br />

characteristics, along with the time to start the slow recharge, and whether or not<br />

to allow fast recharges (although the number <strong>of</strong> fast recharges a vehicle<br />

undergoes should be limited as this affects the battery life). The time taken for a<br />

full slow recharge, the maximum bulk charge percentage, and the percentage <strong>of</strong><br />

the charge time this takes, also need to be input in order to define the recharge<br />

curve. This allows the algorithm shown in Figure 5.3, for charging and<br />

discharging the electric vehicles, to be used at the matching stage. Discharging<br />

is similar to the other vehicles, except that no recharging takes place if the level<br />

falls below 0, unless fast recharging has been allowed. The efficiency <strong>of</strong> the<br />

battery must also be taken into consideration, as more energy is required to<br />

recharge the battery than will be available from the battery after recharging.<br />

This efficiency is generally around 85%, and is taken into account when<br />

recharging the battery, by increasing the amount necessary for recharging.<br />

This procedure is slightly different than for the other vehicles as, although the<br />

demand is still in storage units (kWh), the supply pr<strong>of</strong>ile is a supply rate (kW)<br />

rather than an available amount. This must, therefore, be taken into<br />

consideration throughout the procedure. Firstly, the maximum storage capacity<br />

(maxkWh) must be calculated using Equation 5.12, and this should then be used<br />

in Equation 5.7 to calculate the initial fuel level (tank). Timesteps per day, start<br />

time1, and start time2, should be calculated as before. Then, for each timestep,<br />

the residual electricity supply should be read in as the fuel supply, and i is equal<br />

to the current timestep value.<br />

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