Aggregator pricing method based on two-stage charging station allocation
for electric vehicles
Abstract
With the proposal of the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, the
number of electric vehicles is increasing day by day. Besides, the
insufficient number of charging piles leads to the increase of the
queuing time of electric vehicles, the pricing of aggregators and other
issues becoming increasingly prominent. To solve the above problems, the
aggregator pricing method of two-stage charging station allocation for
electric vehicles is proposed. First, the contract signing mode between
aggregators and electric vehicles is divided into three categories:
complete dispatching, rolling reward and punishment mechanism
dispatching, and free dispatching. Considering the impact of external
factors on the energy consumption of electric vehicles, a road network
model is established. Then, the improved A-star algorithm is used to
solve the shortest path, in which the time factor is introduced into the
evaluation function of A-star algorithm. At the same time, the
evaluation function is improved according to traffic energy consumption,
uninterrupted driving time, traffic light waiting time and other
factors. The aggregator obtains the attraction of the charging station
to the electric vehicle based on the charging and discharging demand of
the electric vehicle and the Coulomb’s law, and then establishes the
grid aggregator electric vehicle supply chain, and conducts reasonable
pricing and charging station allocation in two stages. Finally, an
example shows that this scheme can significantly improve the peak
shaving efficiency, improve the profits of aggregators, and reduce the
queuing time and traffic energy consumption of electric vehicles in
terms of the distribution of electric vehicle charging stations and the
pricing of aggregators.