Detailed description (English): Since the beginning of 2017, Red Eléctrica Española (REE) has running the Control Center of Electric Vehicle (CECOVEL), which objective is to integrate the demand associated with the electric vehicle in the safest and most efficient way possible.
In the long term, Red Eléctrica will have to adapt the operation of the system and the transport grid to manage this new demand. We are working on this and weaving alliances with all the components of the electric mobility value chain.
Several modules make up CECOVEL: the visualisation tool, which is responsible to receive the data associated with the charges from the control centre of its owner and to represent them graphically, and the desktop tool that allows manage these data. The last one includes a demand forecast, based on an algorithm from historical data to forecast the daily and weekly demand of electric vehicle.
CECOVEL provides the necessary tools to achieve this. It gives specific hourly demand data by geographic zones, the status of the nearest charging points and even shows the real-time state of the whole country.
At present, CECOVEL integrates the measures of more than 800 charging points across Spain, both public and residential, of the main players of the country. We are in negotiations to expand this range of data. With these data we have created several displays to show: the EV demand, geographical information about charging points, demand forecast and historical data.
The operation of this control centre will provide a high response capacity to identify risks and anticipate the behaviour of this demand and offset their high variability, without compromising the quality and security of supply.
Target group(s): Society
Objectives: Implement a data reception and monitoring system with charge point managers associated with electric vehicle recharges.
Standardise and homogenise the data structure to be exchanged and the communication channel between CECOVEL and the Control centres of different charge point managers.
Integrate in an appropriate way this new demand, which will provide a greater efficiency and security to the system, and will contribute to a greater use and integration of renewable energies.
Design and development of a visualisation tool. Displays with information related to: demand associated with recharges of electric vehicles, information about charge points (location, state, etc.), demand forecast and historical data.
Design and development of a technological desktop tool; from where the operator has the management of validated forecasts and the actual EV demand. This tool is made up of a simulator and a demand forecast.
Expected Outcomes: Active participation in the transition to a new low-carbon energy model through:
- Efficient integration of renewable energies.
- Demand side management.
- Integration of electric mobility into the electrical system safely and efficiently.
- Development of a robust and better interconnected network that enables the electrification of the economy.
- As a social benefit, it makes it possible for all citizens to have an electric vehicle without seeing the quality of electricity supply diminished.
- Project contributes to the development of the whole sector: manufacturers of electric vehicles, manufacturers of recharging infrastructure, etc.
Partner: Technology partners:
- ATOS Worldgrid
- ITE (Instituto Tecnológico de la Energía)
- AICIA (Asociación de Investigación y Cooperación Industrial de Andalucía)
Charge points managers:
- Ibil
- Iberdrola
- GIC (Gestión Inteligente de Cargas, S.L.)