A Review on Sustainable xEV charging System in Sun Rich Nations

Two big transitions world is facing in generation and transportation sectors simultaneously. At present, both are fossil fuel-based viz. transportation system is propelled by gas and oil, and power generation system is fueled by coal and nuclear. To supplement this with renewables, there are many social and economic challenges too. The lack of commercially viable charging infrastructure particularly in developing countries is one of the major cause restricting the wide adoption of EVs. Conversely, if the EVs are charged using existing fossil fuel powered utility grid, then it increases the localized pollution at generation sites, hence could not be environmentally friendly and also affects the distribution system. Solar energy is abundant in nature and has huge potential to make the electrical energy by PV panels. Hence the deployment of solar PV-EV charging infrastructure would be a feasible and sustainable step towards the environment particularly in sun-rich nations like India. This paper reviews comprehensively the deployment of solar PV-EV charging systems. Several methods are suggested to acquire the knowledge about the charging pattern, geo location of charging equipment, and modes of operation etc. The work is cost and time-effective, and much useful to the students and researchers on this subject.