Paper Info
Title
EVHomeShifter: evaluating intelligent techniques for using electrical vehicle batteries to shift when homes draw energy from the grid
Abstract
Time of use tiered pricing schedules encourage shifting electricity demand from peak to off-peak hours. Charging times for electric vehicles (EV) can be shifted into overnight hours, which are usually off-peak. EVs can also be used as energy storage devices, available during certain peak hours to power a house with electricity stored during off-peak hours. Studies suggest both techniques are practical, but were based on simulated demand patterns or large commercial fleets. To investigate feasibility on a per home basis, we collected data from 15 EV homes using the Lab of Things sensing infrastructure. We evaluate a scheme that powers homes with their car battery during expensive electricity periods and then charges the battery during cheaper periods. We show an average potential savings of $10.91/month for shifting charging times, and an additional $13.58/month for powering the home from the EV, even accounting for the inefficiencies of electric conversion.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1145/2750858.2804274
ACM International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
Sustainability, electric vehicles, home energy use, sensing, Lab of Things, load leveling, residential
Energy storage,Automotive engineering,Demand patterns,Time of use,Electricity,Simulation,Computer science,Schedule,Battery (electricity),Multimedia,Grid,Automotive battery
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.39
20
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
A. J. Bernheim Brush11771115.75
John Krumm23954355.60
Sidhant Gupta397252.23
Shwetak N. Patel42967211.74