Publication Date:
2018-11-06
Description:
While electric vehicles (EVs) can assist in resolving environmental pollution and resource scarcity problems, they require specific infrastructure developments. Destination chargers, which are based on current charging technologies and EV characteristics, have been the main charging facilities employed. Using an Improved Set Covering Location Model (ISCLM), the primary objective of this paper is to determine how destination chargers could be deployed in urban areas. As the model basis, the purpose, time, and parking conditions of urban car-use behaviors are first analyzed, based on which the ISCLM is constructed. As the basic Set Covering Location Model (SCLM) is an NP-hard problem, improvements in the assumptions and solution algorithms are made so that the ISCLM treats all demand points as equivalent regardless of the internal sizes. As it is also assumed that the service range for all charging stations is circular and have the same radius, the ISCLM is a polynomial problem; t...
Print ISSN:
1757-8981
Electronic ISSN:
1757-899X
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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