A solution to renewable energy source integration challenges: integrating electric vehicles into distribution networks

The widespread use of electric automobiles will lead to significant changes in instantaneous consumption values and the mechanisms that govern this consumption. Electricity demand will increase sharply and there will be fluctuations in the networks. The only way to cope with this problem is to switch to smart networks. This article examines and economically analyses the method of switching from a vehicle to a network, which is considered to be used to solve the problem of fluctuations caused by the integration of renewable energy sources into the network. For this purpose, unlike other studies in the literature, a simulation study was conducted that took into account both the battery life of the car and the driver's behavior. The research to be done in smart networks and renewable energy sources should not be accepted only for home consumers. In terms of competitiveness, industrial consumers need to choose devices that support smart grids when developing and planning their systems. Researches on energy quality and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is very important in this regard. In addition to engineering objectives, electric automobiles should also be looked at from an economic point of view, such as the benefits and costs they can provide due to the level of vertical integration.