Seeram Ramakrishna,

Everest Chair

Seeram Ramakrishna, Everest Chair, Among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds (Thomson Reuters) and Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Fields (Clarivate)

Manuela Sechilariu,

Université de technologie de Compiègne – Alliance Sorbonne University

Manuela Sechilariu (M’11) received the Dipl.Ing. degree in electrical engineering from the Institutul Politehnic Iasi, Romania, in 1986, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and automatic from the Université d’Angers, Angers, France, in 1993. From 1994, she was an Associate Professor with the Automated Systems Engineering Department, Université d’Angers, France. Since 2002, she has been with the Université de Technologie de Compiegne, France, where she is currently Full Professor. Her areas of interests include photovoltaic-powered systems, microgrids, smart grid, energy management, and intelligent control. She has delivered several invited lectures and has published more than 100 refereed scientific and technical papers in international journals and conferences. She has managed several international and national research projects and industrial research contracts, including IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme TCP. His current research works are clarification on PV benefits in transportation, electromobility and microgrids optimization applied to urban areas utilizing photovoltaic energy.

Title: Electromobility: DC microgrid powered EVs charging station

Abstract: Electric vehicles (EVs) have zero direct air pollution, but their contribution in reducing greenhouse gas emissions depends on the energetic mix of the public grid. On the other hand, the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) in a very large scale, as predicted in many worldwide scenarios, will increase load demand and the burden on the public grid. There are many questions to be answered. Thus, considering that renewable energy sources may contribute to EVs charging, the talk will present the technical status and challenges of a photovoltaic (PV)-powered EV charging station including stationary storage and public grid connection, as power source backups. In this keynote, we will understand the conditions under which the PV energy benefits can grow, analyzing the microgrid optimization, the environmental footprint, the financial viability and technical feasibility of different scenarios. We will then put it all in the perspective of the energy transition and our ambition as a society to become carbon neutral in the next couple of decades.