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- Title
Optimal locating and sizing of charging stations for large‐scale areas based on GIS data and grid partitioning.
- Authors
Prakobkaew, Pokpong; Sirisumrannukul, Somporn
- Abstract
This research proposes an optimisation model for identifying the optimal locations and sizes of public charging stations for large‐scale areas based on geographic information system (GIS) data and grid partitioning. A grid partitioning technique is utilised to generate subareas and investigate the demand for electric vehicle (EV) chargers calculated based on the number of EVs in each subarea. The optimal locations are formulated as a maximum covering location problem and solved by integer programming to ensure that all vehicle access subareas, according to the GIS data, are covered by charging stations. The sizes of charging stations are formulated as a knapsack problem and solved by the EV‐charge point ratio to guarantee each subarea has the appropriate number of chargers. The Voronoi diagram is integrated to estimate vehicle density and improve visualisation. The model is extended to include potential power loss reduction by adjusting the distribution of chargers in relation to the proximity to electrical substations. The developed methodology has been implemented by the whole country area of Thailand, which covers an area of approximately 510,000 km2. The study results are represented in a map blueprint that is very useful in strategic planning to support the so‐called EV30@30 government policy's ambitious national target of 2,050,000 units of EVs in 2030.
- Subjects
THAILAND; ELECTRIC charge; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; ELECTRIC vehicles; KNAPSACK problems; ELECTRIC vehicle industry; VORONOI polygons; INTEGER programming
- Publication
IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution (Wiley-Blackwell), 2024, Vol 18, Issue 6, p1235
- ISSN
1751-8687
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1049/gtd2.13046