EV Charging DC Microgrids as an Answer to the Sharp Grid Capacity Demand Rise From EV Fast Charging Infrastructure
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | 3:30 - 4:00 pm
In the next several years the utility grid will experience a new phenomena - a sharp rise in demand for capacity from a completely new type of load - EV Fast Chargers. Major plans are underway to install thousands of fast charging points just in the next 2-3 years with growth anticipated to accelerate after with the rising adoption of EVs. With smallest fast chargers at 50kW, and larger ones at 150Kw of higher, a typical station can easily be 500-600kW in peak load.
This new massive load with massive proliferation will come at a high capital and operational costs for the electrical energy market stakeholders and strain already strained grid.
Can microgrids address this? Is DC Microgrid technology the answer to this? What is missing for this technology to address the challenge? What efforts are underway in this direction? What other benefits the EV Charging DC Microgrid approach can generate from the assets?
Key Takeaways:
This new massive load with massive proliferation will come at a high capital and operational costs for the electrical energy market stakeholders and strain already strained grid.
Can microgrids address this? Is DC Microgrid technology the answer to this? What is missing for this technology to address the challenge? What efforts are underway in this direction? What other benefits the EV Charging DC Microgrid approach can generate from the assets?
Key Takeaways:
- DC Microgrid is indeed the technology to address the proliferation of EV Fast Charging infrastructure
- Capital Cost associated with installation and interconnection cost get significantly reduced
- Demand charges and energy cost is lowered
- EV Charging DC Microgrid can generate value streams in addition to charging, e.g. reduction of demand charges and backup services to other loads at the host facility
Aleksey Toporkov
President
ARDA Power
Aleksey was ARDA's first investor and has been leading the company since 2013. Prior to joining ARDA Aleksey was co-owner and CEO of a Schindler Elevators and Escalators' JV in Russia. Upon completion of an exit for the JV founders Aleksey joined Schindler USA where he managed their Cost Leadership and Industrialization Programs.
President
ARDA Power
Aleksey was ARDA's first investor and has been leading the company since 2013. Prior to joining ARDA Aleksey was co-owner and CEO of a Schindler Elevators and Escalators' JV in Russia. Upon completion of an exit for the JV founders Aleksey joined Schindler USA where he managed their Cost Leadership and Industrialization Programs.