Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology is a system that enables two-way energy flow between electric vehicles and the power grid. The ability of batteries to feed electricity back into the grid is particularly useful at times of high demand. This increases the flexibility of the energy system and enables more efficient use of renewable energy, whose production varies over time. The main tasks to be solved include understanding user behavior and motivation, technical implementation of the entire solution, and a complex legislative framework.
V2G is mainly used in countries with a high share of renewable energy sources (RES), such as the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom. With the development of RES, demand for this technology will certainly increase.
But how can we best identify the locations that are most suitable for upgrading from standard charging stations to bidirectional stations in terms of providing flexibility? Sonia Martin, who is completing her doctorate at Stanford University and collaborating on research projects in the LIMESS group at FEL ČVUT, will talk about this in her lecture.
The lecture will present the results of research from the Stanford Sustainable Systems Lab, which focuses on advanced optimization algorithms for battery aggregation and reducing the carbon footprint of the grid. A significant part of the presentation will be devoted to the current collaboration with the LIMESS laboratory.
Sonia Martin will also explain how she got from Stanford to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU and how the collaboration between these institutions works.
The lecture will be held in English and registration is not required. Just come to room T2:C3-132 on Wednesday, March 11, at 9:15 a.m.
Lecturer
Sonia Martin earned her bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on energy from the University of California, Berkeley. She then completed her master's degree in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, where she is now completing her doctoral studies. She has collaborated on projects with the Volkswagen Group of America and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications and Applied Energy. She is currently a member of the Stanford Sustainable Systems Lab (S3L) research group led by Prof. Rama Rajagopal.
Sonia Martin's trip was fully funded by the CENT Center at CIIRC CTU.
