Citation: Agrawal, H.; Talwariya, A.;
Gill, A.; Singh, A.; Alyami, H.;
Alosaimi, W.; Ortega-Mansilla, A. A
Fuzzy-Genetic-Based Integration of
Renewable Energy Sources and
E-Vehicles. Energies 2022, 15, 3300.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093300
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energies
Article
A Fuzzy-Genetic-Based Integration of Renewable Energy
Sources and E-Vehicles
Himanshi Agrawal
1
, Akash Talwariya
1
, Amandeep Gill
2
, Aman Singh
3,4,
* , Hashem Alyami
5
,
Wael Alosaimi
6
and Arturo Ortega-Mansilla
3,7
1
Department of Electrical Engineering, JECRC University, Rajasthan 303905, India;
himanshi199612agrawal@gmail.com (H.A.); akash.talwariya@gmail.com (A.T.)
2
Department of Electrical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Punjab 140413, India; aamangill.87@gmail.com
3
Higher Polytechnic School, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, C/Isabel Torres 21, 39011 Santander, Spain;
arturo.ortega@uneatlantico.es
4
Faculty of Engineering, Universidade Internacional do Cuanza, Estrada Nacional 250, Bairro Kaluapanda,
Cuito EN 250, Bié, Angola
5
Department of Computer Science, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University,
P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia; hyami@tu.edu.sa
6
Department of Information Technology, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University,
P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia; w.osaimi@tu.edu.sa
7
Department of Project Management, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Campeche 24560, Mexico
* Correspondence: aman.singh@uneatlantico.es
Abstract: E-Vehicles are used for transportation and, with a vehicle-to-grid optimization approach,
they may be used for supplying a backup source of energy for renewable energy sources. Renewable
energy sources are integrated to maintain the demand of consumers, mitigate the active and reactive
power losses, and maintain the voltage profile. Renewable energy sources are not supplied all day
and, to meet the peak demand, extra electricity may be supplied through e-Vehicles. E-Vehicles with
random integration may cause system unbalancing problems and need a solution. The objective of
this paper is to integrate e-Vehicles with the grid as a backup source of energy through the grid-to-
vehicle optimization approach by reducing active and reactive power losses and maintaining voltage
profile. In this paper, three case studies are discussed: (i) integration of renewable energy sources
alone; (ii) integration of e-Vehicles alone; (iii) integration of renewable energy sources and e-Vehicles
in hybrid mode. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the integration and the active and
reactive power losses are minimum when we used the third case.
Keywords: renewable energy sources; E-Vehicle charging station; fuzzy logic approach; genetic algorithm
1. Introduction
Energy demand at the consumer end is rapidly increasing and needs the attention of
distribution network operators to maintain the demand with fewer losses by maintaining
the voltage profile. Energy is generated by centralized installed power plants and supplied
to consumers through large transmission and distribution networks. Approximately 35%
of the electricity is lost as transmission and distribution losses throughout the process.
It is also estimated that the electricity demand will rise to 900 GW by 2030 and meeting
that demand with conventional energy sources may result in a 59% rise in environmental
pollution [1]. A suitable solution is provided by renewable energy sources (RESs) installed
near load centers to meet the demand of consumers; the suitable integration may reduce
environmental pollution as well as transmission and distribution losses [2]. RESs are green
energy generation sources installed at the consumer end. RESs consist of solar photovoltaic,
wind turbines, microhydro, etc. [3]. RES integration with different kinds of connected
sources, random energy consumption profiles, and high losses increase the complexity
of the system. The integration of RES is essential with integrated approaches and the
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