DC MICROGRID BASED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION USING IoT

A rapid production of electric vehicles raises power demand and also puts an additional strain on the public grid through irregular charging management. However, in order to achieve the ultimate purpose of Electric Vehicles like reducing air pollution, lowering dependence on fossil fuels, and greater energy protection, the electrical energy needed to power the EVs must also come from renewable energy sources. Moreover, Batteries are a vital component of Electric Vehicles, to enable Electric Vehicles to become friendly to the DC Microgrid it is essential to monitor and control the charging and discharging status of the battery. In this employment, an IoT-based methodology for controlling the EV charging/discharging method has been proposed. Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power is an easily available and feasible solution among many other renewable energy sources. The goal of this project is to design a charging station that is generated mainly by a Solar PV array. If Solar power is exhausted, then the charging station takes power from the Storage Battery. In the absence of these two sources, the charging station utilizes EB electricity to provide uninterrupted power to the Electric Vehicle (EV) battery. The consumer can access the control for charging and discharging the EV through the Blynk app.