Strategies for designing electric vehicle charging infrastructure: city-wide, building and household projects in the UK

The design of electric vehicle charging infrastructure needs to accommodate specific requirements associated with the scale of the project, installation locations, available charging technologies, power network capacities, etc. Designers and developers will ensure that the design of the charging infrastructures shall comply with relevant standards. For example, IET has published the second edition of code of practice for electric vehicle charging equipment installation, which is also included in the BS 7671 wiring regulations. In this paper, a design model is presented which aims to help infrastructure designers and developers by simplifying the design process when creating the strategy for vehicle charging infrastructures. Three examples are selected to illustrate the issues and requirements that need to be considered when designing electric vehicle charging infrastructure for citywide, building and household projects.