Integrated Vehicle-to-Building and Vehicle-to-Home Services for Residential and Worksite Microgrids

The development of electric mobility offers new perspectives in the energy sector and improves resource efficiency and sustainability. This paper proposes a new strategy for synchronizing the energy requirements of home, commercial, and vehicle mobility, with a focus on the batteries of electric car...

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Main Authors: Andrea Bonfiglio, Manuela Minetti, Riccardo Loggia, Lorenzo Frattale Mascioli, Andrea Golino, Cristina Moscatiello, Luigi Martirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
Series:Smart Cities
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/8/3/101
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Summary:The development of electric mobility offers new perspectives in the energy sector and improves resource efficiency and sustainability. This paper proposes a new strategy for synchronizing the energy requirements of home, commercial, and vehicle mobility, with a focus on the batteries of electric cars. In particular, this paper describes the coordination between a battery management algorithm that optimally assigns its capacity so that at least a part is reserved for mobility and a vehicle-to-building (V2B) service algorithm that uses a share of EV battery energy to improve user participation in renewable energy exploitation at home and at work. The system offers the user the choice of always maintaining a minimum charge for mobility or providing more flexible use of energy for business needs while maintaining established vehicle autonomy. Suitable management at home and at work allows always charging the vehicle to the required level of charge with renewable power excess, highlighting how the cooperation of home and work charging may provide novel frameworks for a smarter and more sustainable integration of electric mobility, reducing energy consumption and providing more effective energy management. The effectiveness of the proposed solution is demonstrated in a realistic configuration with real data and an experimental setup.
ISSN:2624-6511