Addressable And Energy Management System For The Built Environment (I)

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Hosen Hasna HH, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Evans Sordiashie, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2011

Citation

2011 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC), doi: 10.1109/VPPC.2011.6043187

Comments

Copyright IEEE 2011. Used by permission.

Abstract

The increasing awareness for a cleaner earth has created more interests in the electric vehicle (EV) technology. Electric vehicles (EVs) will not only cause a reduction in our current greenhouse gas emissions, but also stop or reverse the trend at which our natural resources are being depleted. However, the introduction of the EVs into our societies will still require energy usage in the form of electricity. Integration of charging infrastructures will eventually be required in the built environment for these vehicles. This will add to the current energy consumption in the built environment which will mean more emission of CO2, NO2 etc., in the electrical power generation process. Therefore, this research looks at reducing energy wastage as a way of saving energy for the future integration of EVs into the built environment.