Feasibility Analysis of Grid - Isolated Nuclear Renewable Hybrid Energy System for Fast Charging Station

Abstract

The popularity of using the electric transport system is increasing day by day as it reduces the emission of greenhouse gas (GHG) significantly and also due to its fast charging ability. To reduce the power demand of a fast charging station (FCS) to the utility grid and also lower the carbon dioxide emission, a Nuclear-Renewable Hybrid Energy System (N-R HES) is proposed. In this paper, a micro modular reactor (MMR) is used as a small-scale nuclear power plant, wind and solar power are used as renewable energy sources (RESs) to mitigate the load demand of a fast charging station. The feasibility analysis has been carried out using the HOMERPro software where a different mode of combination, i.e., MMR only, RESs only, and nuclear integrated renewable energy has been analyzed to identify the most suitable option to adopt to fulfill the power demand of a fast charging station. The analysis shows that the N-R HES is the most suitable option to meet the power demand of an FCS while eliminating the intermittent problem of renewable energy sources.