8th International Conference on Communications and Networking in China

Research Article

Efficient and Fair Scheduling of PHEV Charging With Neuro Dynamic Programming

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/ChinaCom.2013.6694728,
        author={Bowei Feng and Rong Yu and Yue Lai},
        title={Efficient and Fair Scheduling of PHEV Charging With Neuro Dynamic Programming},
        proceedings={8th International Conference on Communications and Networking in China},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={CHINACOM},
        year={2013},
        month={11},
        keywords={plug-in hybrid electric vehicles coordinated charging neuro-dynamic programming fair charging},
        doi={10.1109/ChinaCom.2013.6694728}
    }
    
  • Bowei Feng
    Rong Yu
    Yue Lai
    Year: 2013
    Efficient and Fair Scheduling of PHEV Charging With Neuro Dynamic Programming
    CHINACOM
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/ChinaCom.2013.6694728
Bowei Feng1, Rong Yu1,*, Yue Lai1
  • 1: Guangdong University of Technology
*Contact email: yurong@ieee.org

Abstract

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are a midterm solution to reduce the nation's dependency on oil. The batteries of these PHEVs can be recharged in the charging stations. However, with the extensive adoption of PHEVs, the charging load of PHEVs will pose considerable challenges to the grid because these PHEVs consume a large amount of electrical power. Therefore, it is important to implement coordinated charging. In this paper, an optimal charging scheduling of the PHEVs is proposed by minimizing the power losses and guaranteeing the fairness of PHEV charging. We employ a neuro-dynamic programming(NDP), which has in-built capability of studying from outside environment and adapting system parameters based on the performance requirements. Simulation results indicate that NDP outperforms two scheduling algorithms and simultaneously considers: (i) charging efficiency, (ii) charging fairness, and (iii) less power losses.