The growth of the electric vehicle fleet is driving the deployment of EV charging stations, which substantially impact the power demand of electricity distribution systems. This presents a real challenge that must be addressed effectively. Blacklight Analytics is developing a tool that determines the connection capacity of EV charging stations in a distribution system, as well as the optimal connection points in order to maximize the overall capacity of the grid.

1. Grid connection capacity of
EV charging stations
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2. About Blacklight Analytics
• Years of collaboration with the energy sector through our
founding members.
• Technical expertise in mathematical programming,
optimization, machine learning and, more generally, artificial
intelligence (AI).
• Significant experience in applying those cutting-edge
techniques to real-world problems.
• Software engineering is at the core of our business. We build
quality software that matches increasingly demanding industry
standards.

3. EV and Distribution Systems
• The growth of the electric vehicle (EV) fleet is driving the
deployment of EV charging stations.
• Substantial impact on the power demand of electricity
distribution systems.
• Real challenge to address effectively to lower the risk of
‣ cost increases for consumers
‣ negative feedback on transport electrification prospects.
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4. Distribution Systems and Renewables
• Not the first time that distribution systems face such a
challenge.
• Distribution network planning and operational strategies are
evolving to cope with the on-going installation of wind and solar
power generation resources.
• Blacklight Analytics successfully commercialized a tool that
helps distribution system operators to determine the hosting
capacity of their infrastructure:
GCAN
Global Capacity ANnouncement

5. Global Capacity ANnouncement
• Determines the generation capacity that the distribution infrastructure
can host.
• Identifies where the generation means need to be connected in the
grid to maximize the hosting capacity.

6. Grid Connection Capacity of EV Charging Stations
• In a similar mindset, we are developing a tool that determines:
‣ connection capacity of EV charging stations in a distribution
system,
‣ the optimal connection points in order to maximize the overall
capacity of the grid.
• Connection capacity figures are critical to allow a well-designed
connection process with the grid.
• The deployment of EV charging stations is eased thanks to a
better coordination between charging station developers and
distribution system operators.

7. Grid Connection Capacity of EV Charging Stations

8. Dynamic Capacity
• The connection capacity computed by our tool has two
components:
‣ the permanent capacity indicates the extent of the power
demand that the grid will always be able to supply at a
connection point,
‣ the dynamic capacity is the highest power demand that the
grid will be able to supply during favorable operating
conditions at a connection point.
• During real-time operation, the actual capacity is continuously
updated and varies between the permanent and dynamic levels
as the operating conditions of the distribution system change.

9. Dynamic Capacity
Capacity(kW)
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Time
-15 min -10 min -5 min 0 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 25 min
Forecasted capacity (h-1)
Actual capacity
Real-time
• Capacity is anticipated through forecasts and its accuracy of
continuously improved as it gets closer to real-time.

10. Business Model
• Our business model for this tool relies on complementary
services:
‣ the core features of the tool are provided as-a-service
through an annual subscription fee. This grants the customer,
i.e. the distribution system operator, access to a full-featured
web application.
‣ IT and software development services are provided to help
the customer collecting and formatting required data about its
grid infrastructure, as well as to exploit computation figures
for specific needs.

11. Blacklight analytics SPRL – Chemin d’Antheit 48, 4500 Huy, Belgium
contact@blacklight-analytics.com
www.blacklight-analytics.com
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