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REVIEW article

Front. Energy Res.
Sec. Solar Energy
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2024.1411440

A Comprehensive Review on Economic, Environmental Impacts and Future Challenges for Photovoltaic-based Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructures

Provisionally accepted
Haseeb Rashid Haseeb Rashid 1Lyu Guanghua Lyu Guanghua 2Aqsa Ali Aqsa Ali 3Nirmal Samejo Nirmal Samejo 4Abdulrahman Alkaseem Abdulrahman Alkaseem 5Rija Hasan Rija Hasan 3*Arsalan Muhammad Soomar Arsalan Muhammad Soomar 6*Shoaib Shaikh Shoaib Shaikh 4Syed Hadi Hussain Hadi Syed Hadi Hussain Hadi 2
  • 1 Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
  • 2 PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 3 Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • 4 Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  • 5 Islamic University of Madinah, Medina, Saudi Arabia
  • 6 Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland

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    In this paper, a comprehensive review of the impacts and imminent design challenges concerning such EV charging stations that are based on solar photovoltaic infrastructures is presented, which is based on state-of-the-art frameworks for PV-powered charging stations and the latest case studies. The main factors that are targeted in this review are the management of an EV charging system that is a composite of PV and public grid, as well as a charging system business model that can affect consumer behavior by charging at different rates and the best design infrastructure for a PV electric vehicle charging services.The economic, environmental, and social impacts caused by the installation of PV-driven charging infrastructures are also compared. Moreover, the framework for recently emerging vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home services, as well as the integration of these frameworks, is discussed. Finally, survey results for future EV demand and its public acceptance are presented. Appertaining to these issues, the case studies highlight that EV transportation between parking lots and charging stations is necessary to make the best use of the available charging stations. Statistically, in this study, it was inferred that there are no limitations on the amount of EV battery capacity that can be stored, and users of EVs can charge in both slow and fast modes. Furthermore, V2G systems are not suitable for widespread industrial use. Moreover, finding solutions and overcoming numerous obstacles remain unaddressed issues, and the size of the EV industry must reach a certain level to make profitable sales of V2B, V2H, V2G, and other V2X systems. The collected statistics indicate that although respondents generally have a favorable opinion of the mobility applications powered by photovoltaic cells, it seems unlikely that they will use them anytime soon.

    Keywords: Electric Vehicles, Photovoltaic energy generation, charging stations, Renewable energy resources, grid integration Photovoltaic Charging Station Control System Solar PV Charging Station

    Received: 03 Apr 2024; Accepted: 27 Jun 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Rashid, Guanghua, Ali, Samejo, Alkaseem, Hasan, Soomar, Shaikh and Hadi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Rija Hasan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, 75400, Sindh, Pakistan
    Arsalan Muhammad Soomar, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland

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