Simulating Smart Charging in Dutch Neighbourhoods

The electrification of transport increases the peak electricity demand in the electricity network at times people arrive at work or come home from work. At the same time, the electricity produced by intermittent renewables is increasing as well. Their intermittency also causes high load peaks on electricity networks and make it hard to match electricity supply and demand. These trends make cost-based smart charging an increasingly interesting solution to reduce electricity costs for EV charging and match supply and demand on spot markets. In this book, the potential of cost-based charging is assessed for a specific case study in a Dutch neighborhood. An agent-based model is developed with the modelling platform GAMA. The model takes into account the influences of driving behaviour and spot market prices.