Demonstrating PEV Smart Charging and Storage Supporting the Grid

This report presents the development and deployment of an electric vehicle (EV) charging system in Santa Monica, California, consisting of smart charging, vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-building, demand response and power quality sustainable capabilities to achieve grid resiliency and economic benefit to EV fleet owners. The research team from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Smart Grid Energy Research Center used its wireless network communication system and bi-directional EV charge infrastructure technologies to demonstrate the grid needs such as peak shaving, load leveling, and renewable source smoothing. The team developed unique algorithms, software, and hardware, and integrated a battery energy storage system EV. As a project result, the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center validated the viability of bi-directional electric vehicle infrastructure, air quality enhancement, and financial benefits from the system.