An Electric Vehicle Circuit for Powering Independent Loads

Abstract

This paper designs and simulates a vehicle-to-load system using a Nissan Leaf electric car at the solar house of Concordia University, Montréal, Canada. This research facility is built to investigate numerous renewable energy systems to achieve net-zero energy for a typical detached single-family dwelling in Québec. This building, known as Future Buildings Laboratory (FBL), has integrated renewable energy sources such as solar, solar-thermal, and wind, allowing the opportunity to test different power management scenarios. The vehicle-to-load system is designed and simulated in MATLAB software considering the house's rated load and the Nissan Leaf battery's rating. The design reflects the actual characteristics of the load, battery, and power electronic elements and their interaction.