Abstract
Abstract-Integrated renewable energy sources and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are becoming very popular in research areas, as well as in the market. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is developing simulation models and energy management scenarios using the actual solar production and residential energy usage data and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The aim of this study is to demonstrate how a solar powered building interacts with energy storage and how they can be used to power the PHEV and supports the grid with peak shaving, load shifting, and reducing annual energy usage. A net zero energy house (ZEH5) is selected as the base house of this experiment. The system interaction with grid is evaluated after getting all the data from PHEV charging, photovoltaic (PV) power production and residential load. The effects of PHEV charging are compared regarding to different capability cases for the house as like as solar power production and energy storage capability.
