Design Electric Vehicle Charging Station with AC Grid Power Generation using Fuel Cells

Electric charging stations are the future of vehicle refueling, rather than using typical fuels such as gasoline, diesel, or compressed natural gas (CNG). Fuel cells have zero-emission, very small noise pollution, are efficient and the fastest way to charge electric vehicles. Fuel cells are ideal fo

Project Title

Design Electric Vehicle Charging Station with AC Grid Power Generation using Fuel Cells

Project Area of Specialization

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Project Summary

Electric charging stations are the future of vehicle refueling, rather than using typical fuels such as gasoline, diesel, or compressed natural gas (CNG). Fuel cells have zero-emission, very small noise pollution, are efficient and the fastest way to charge electric vehicles. Fuel cells are ideal for a wide variety of applications, from vehicles (50-125 kW) to laptop computers (20-50W), homes (1-5 kW), and central power generation (1-200 MW or more).

Project Objectives

This project is the requirement of electric vehicle industries and EV refueling stations. Using renewable energy to produce electricity is the most efficient technique for recharging/refueling the electric vehicles. Fuel cells are one of the most stable renewable energy resources for generating electric power on a constant basis. As the number of electric vehicles on the road grows, more charging stations are needed. Therefore, natural resources are required to meet the demand for electrical energy. The focus of this project is to generate efficient energy to recharge electric vehicles and supply AC power to the grid as a by-product.

Project Implementation Method

At first the development of 200 to 250KWs using fuel cell stacks. Once the power generation with fuel cell is to be done then the development of a boost converter will help us to get desired output for our use, further in the system. Then we will be able to achieve a better goal for grid tie inverter consumption at the same time because, as part of this assignment, we will also need to design and develop a grid tie inverter for AC utility grid to dedicate a part of the power from fuel cell technology to it when there is no or minimal load than required on the standard and rapid charging stations, which will also help the fuel cell station owners earn money from it. Finally, as the primary purpose of this simulation project, we will construct a minimum of four chargers for normal and quick charging of electric cars. While charging quite so many EVs as practical from fuel cells would allow vehicle owners to reap the most rewards from their vehicles at full capacity in terms of comfort and dependability. Our agile methodologies will be completed in this matter.

Benefits of the Project

Benefits of this project are futuristic capital gain, because the next era is full of electric vehicles and autonomous cars, that’s why electric vehicle refueling stations are essential. Future of the earth in the presence of global warming is also a big motivation to build a modern electric world without any greenhouse gases which means a zero-emission environment for all humanity.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

1. Power generation of up to 250KWs using Fuel cells
In this task our goal is to achieve ideally 200 to 250KWs using Fuel cells model designing on Simulink (MATLAB) which will be the best fit for our needs. Because it’ll ensure us to have better planning about how much rapid and standard chargers can be built for it as well as how much power we can deliver to the AC grid through it.

2. Design of the boost converter
In this phase our goal is to design a boost converter which will help us to get desired output for our use, further in the system. So we will be able to get a better objective for grid tie inverter consumption simultaneously.

3. Design and development of the grid tie inverter
In this stage our aim is to design and develop a grid tie inverter for AC power distribution, as a half part of our project. Because we will allocate a portion of the energy from fuel cells to it as power consumption when there will be no or minimum load than required on the standard and rapid chargers, it will also help the fuel cell station owners to earn from it.

4. Design of EV chargers
In this task, we will build minimum of four chargers for standard and rapid charging of electric vehicles, because charging as many EVs as possible from fuel cells will help the owners of vehicles to get maximum benefits from their cars at full-potential with comfortability and reliability.

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Core Industry

Energy

Other Industries

Core Technology

Others

Other Technologies

Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and Clean Energy

Required Resources

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