Model predictive control of car storage battery in HEMS considered car traveling

Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHVs) generally equip a battery of high capacity. Cars such as EVs and PHVs are expected to work not only as transportation devices, but also as power storages for the houses and/or the community. This paper presents the Home Energy Management System (HEMS) using the battery of EV/PHV so as to fit the individual driver's behavior, both departure and travel times. The proposed method can plan and control charging and discharging the car's battery in order to minimize the electricity cost at home for one day. The effectiveness of the proposed method is evaluated by some numerical simulation results.