Technology could defer grid upgrades for BEVs

UK Power Networks has been piloting 'active response' systems at London sub-station

The need to upgrade electricity networks for electric vehicle charging could be deferred by new technology and software, according to UK Power Networks.

UKPN, the electricity distribution network operator (DNO) for London, the South East and East of England, has run a simulation of ‘active response’ technology on an electricity substation in Tooting, south London. The system deploys two new designs of power electronic devices, along with network optimisation and automation...