Impact Analysis of Ultra-Fast Charging Station by Monte Carlo Simulation

Electrification of road transport represents a necessary strategy for reducing oil dependency and hence climate change. As the penetration of electric vehicles on the market becomes more massive, the need of having a charging system, which can emulate the conventional oil fuel station, becomes ever more important; particularly as medium-long distance travels are concerned. To satisfy such need the installation of Ultra-Fast Charging (UFC) stations is increasing. Nevertheless, this type of infrastructure has to face technical, economical and grid-related challenges. This paper presents an impact analysis in terms of peak power consumption of an UFC station on the grid, obtained by the Monte Carlo simulation. Such analysis takes into account some of the main features which influence the charging speed and the absorbed power.