Electric Vehicle (EV) assets represent charging stations (not the electric vehicles themselves) that add electricity demand to an iVN network based on an input profile.
Figure4-11: EV charging station properties available for user editing
The ID number of each Electric Vehicle object is unique and used for simulation. The name is not used by the simulation engine, but should be used to give the object meaningful identification within the project.
Users can define a custom Electric Vehicle object, or may select from a list of pre-defined options. If defining a custom Electric Vehicle object, the input values described below will need to be defined. Pre-defined options are as follows:
