Flexible load control in electric power systems with distributed energy resources and electric vehicle charging

This article presents an approach for flexible loads control in power systems with integration of electric vehicles (EV) and distributed generation for power system regulation. A control system with monitoring and control capabilities is proposed as a possible solution of the main problematic issues related to EV charging. IEC61850 standard is covered for data transfer between local and global monitoring systems. An optimization problem for load shift control depending on technical and market conditions is defined and solved. The approach is widely applicable for various EV charging and distributed energy resources (DER) considering control algorithms, smart charging, EV and DER hosting capacity extension, EV interoperability testing, smart grid power management, monitoring and other power system problems.