Electrical diagram of mobile energy storage vehicle

What are the components of an electric vehicle?

EVs are based on propulsion systems; no internal combustion engine is used. It is based on electric power, so the main components of electric vehicle are motors, power electronic driver, energy storage system, charging system, and DC-DC converter. Fig. 1 shows the critical configuration of an electric vehicle (Diamond, 2009).

How EV is a road vehicle?

EVs are not only a road vehicle but also a new technology of electric equipment for our society, thus providing clean and efficient road transportation. The system architecture of EV includes mechanical structure, electrical and electronic transmission which supplies energy and information system to control the vehicle.

What are EV systems?

EVs consists of three major systems, i.e., electric motor, power converter, and energy source. EVs are using electric motors to drive and utilize electrical energy deposited in batteries (Chan, 2002).

Are electric vehicles a good example of a smart grid?

Electric vehicles (EVs) are a good example since they have been deployed in several provide a load shifting function in a smart grid. EVs are expected to be not only a new load for electricity price is high. A third role expected for EES is as the energy storage medium for Energy Management Systems (EMS) in homes and buildings.

What is a hybrid energy storage system?

1.2.3.5. Hybrid energy storage system (HESS) The energy storage system (ESS) is essential for EVs. EVs need a lot of various features to drive a vehicle such as high energy density, power density, good life cycle, and many others but these features can't be fulfilled by an individual energy storage system.

What is energy storage?

Energy storage involves converting energy from forms that are difficult to store to more conveniently or economically storable forms. Some techniques provide short term energy storage, while others can endure for much longer. can meet everyday energy needs. These are: electrical, mechanical, electrochemical, thermal, and chemical.